Land Use Data for Latitude -17.25 Longitude 145.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Crater Lakes National Park Wooroonooran National Park Wooroonooran National Park |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherGrasslands - Intensive pastoralism
Urban land
Ecosystems
Warm Tropics sub-humidLivestock
CattlePoultry
Sheep
Growing Period (days)
210 to 239240 to 269
Soil Types
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)Ferralsols (Red and yellow tropical soils with a high content of sesquioxides)
Planosols
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
00 to 2
50 to 250
above 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
5 to 10Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Coopooro and Wairamba Creeks | Gold, Platinum |
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.
