Land Use Data for Latitude 27.75 Longitude 88.25

Area 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 pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Open Water - Inland Fisheries

Ecosystems

Polar
Boreal drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Poultry
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

0
30 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 > 2500

Slopes (degrees)

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

Population Density (persons per km2)

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.