Land Use Data for Latitude 28.75 Longitude 83.75

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

Locations

Annapurna Conservation Area
Annapurna Conservation Area

Agricultural Land Uses

Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Polar
Boreal drylands
Temperate humid
Temperate drylands

Livestock

Goats
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

0
1 to 29
30 to 59
60 to 89
90 to 119
120 to 149
150 to 179
180 to 209

Soil Types

Arenosols (Sandy)
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Phaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter)
Glaciers

Terrain

Mountain > 2500

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
0 to 2
2 to 10

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

50 to 75
above 100

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.