Land Use Data for Latitude 68.25 Longitude -149.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Brooks-British Range tundra ecoregion |
Agricultural Land Uses
Grasslands - Extensive pastoralismSparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
PolarLivestock
CattleGoats
Growing Period (days)
60 to 8990 to 119
Soil Types
Gleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence)Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Slopes (degrees)
2 to 55 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
Population Density (persons per km2)
0Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
2 to 5Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite | |
| Silver, Lead | |
| Copper | |
| Fluorine-Fluorite |
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.
