Land Use Data for Latitude 20.25 Longitude 58.75

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

Locations

Masirah island

Agricultural Land Uses

Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)

Ecosystems

Deserts

Growing Period (days)

1 to 29

Soil Types

Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Solonchaks (Saline)
Sand Dunes

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
0 to 2
2 to 10
10 to 50

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

10 to 20

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.