Land Use Data for Latitude 26.25 Longitude 56.25

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

Locations

Musandam islands

Ecosystems

Deserts

Growing Period (days)

1 to 29

Soil Types

Regosols (Other)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
16 to 30

Population Density (persons per km2)

50 to 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

50 to 75

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.