Land Use Data for Latitude -28.25 Longitude 17.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Richtersveld National Park |
Agricultural Land Uses
Shrubs - Extensive pastoralismBare areas - Extensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
DesertsLivestock
CattleGoats
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep
Growing Period (days)
1 to 29Soil Types
Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Regosols (Other)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Slopes (degrees)
2 to 55 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
0Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
50 to 75Agricultural 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.
