Land Use Data for Latitude 53.25 Longitude 159.75

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

Locations

Vakhil' river mouth

Agricultural Land Uses

Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Polar
Boreal drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Poultry

Growing Period (days)

90 to 119
120 to 149

Soil Types

Andosols (Black soils of volcanic landscapes)
Histosols (Peat and muck soils)
Rock Outcrop

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%

Slopes (degrees)

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

Population Density (persons per km2)

0

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

10 to 20

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.