Land Use Data for Latitude 67.75 Longitude -160.25

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

Locations

Noatak Biosphere Reserve

Ecosystems

Polar

Growing Period (days)

30 to 59
60 to 89

Soil Types

Gleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%

Slopes (degrees)

5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

0

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

2 to 5

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
Nakolikurok CreekMolybdenum, Copper
Nakolikurok CreekCopper

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.