Land Use Data for Latitude 51.75 Longitude 4.25

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

Locations

Haringvliet
Hollands Diep
Krammer-Volkerak
Lake Volkerak
Voornes Duin
Westplaat

Agricultural Land Uses

Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Urban land

Ecosystems

Temperate humid

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs
Sheep

Crops

Cereals and cereal products
Roots tubers

Growing Period (days)

210 to 239

Soil Types

Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits)
Regosols (Other)
Urban, mining

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5

Population Density (persons per km2)

above 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

2 to 5

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
Pernis Phosphoric Acid Plant (Processing Plant)Phosphorus-Phosphates
Rotterdam (Processing Plant)Molybdenum
Vlaardingen W-H I & Ii Phos Acd. (Processing Plant)Phosphorus-Phosphates

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.