Land Use Data for Latitude 60.25 Longitude -1.25

Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude

Locations

Moorland Areas, Central Shetland
Noss
Sandwick and Clift Hills
South Bressay
Sullom Voe
The Vadills
Yell Sound Coast

Ecosystems

Boreal drylands
Temperate humid

Growing Period (days)

180 to 209
210 to 239

Soil Types

Histosols (Peat and muck soils)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Podzols

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30

Population Density (persons per km2)

0

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

Agricultural use data provided by LADA, 2008. "Mapping Land Use Systems at global and regional scales for Land Degradation Assessment Analysis. Version 1.0" Nachtergaele F. & Petri M.
Mineral extraction data provided by USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), downloaded June 2, 2010.