Land Use Data for Latitude 27.75 Longitude 88.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Kanchenjungha Conservation Area Khangchendzonga National Park Khangchendzonga National Park and Biosphere Reserve Lhonak Valley |
Agricultural Land Uses
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralismSparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Open Water - Inland Fisheries
Ecosystems
PolarBoreal drylands
Livestock
CattleGoats
Poultry
Sheep
Growing Period (days)
030 to 59
60 to 89
90 to 119
120 to 149
Soil Types
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)
Unknown
Glaciers
Terrain
Mountain > 2500Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
above 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
0 to 22 to 10
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
50 to 75above 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.
