Land Use Data for Latitude 68.25 Longitude 68.75

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

Locations

Map

Valley of the Yorkutayakha river

Ecosystems

Boreal drylands

Growing Period (days)

60 to 89

Soil Types

Gleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence)
Regosols (Other)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8

Population Density (persons per km²)

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.