Land Use Data for Latitude 69.75 Longitude 59.25

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

Locations

Map

Vaygach island

Ecosystems

Polar
Boreal drylands

Growing Period (days)

60 to 89

Soil Types

Histosols (Peat and muck soils)
Regosols (Other)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16

Population Density (persons per km²)

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

20 to 30

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.