Land Use Data for Latitude 66.25 Longitude 28.75

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

Locations

Kitka
Kitka lake
Pöytisjärvi
Riisitunturi
Sukerijärvi

Agricultural Land Uses

Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)

Ecosystems

Boreal drylands

Livestock

Buffaloes
Cattle

Crops

Barley
Cereals and cereal products

Growing Period (days)

120 to 149

Soil Types

Histosols (Peat and muck soils)
Podzols

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

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

Population Density (persons per km2)

0

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

2 to 5

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.