Land Use Data for Latitude -21.25 Longitude 165.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Aoupinié Boulinda Forêt Plate Goro Até et haute vallée de la rivière Tchamba Massif du Mé Kanin, Sphinx et Arago Mé Maoya New Caledonia dry forests ecoregion |
Agricultural Land Uses
Grasslands - Extensive pastoralismGrasslands - Intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Warm Tropics perhumidLivestock
CattleGoats
Pigs
Poultry
Growing Period (days)
330 to 359above 360
Soil Types
Arenosols (Sandy)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)
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
8 to 1616 to 30
30 to 45
above 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
0 to 2Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Cgmc Moneo Mine | Nickel |
| Group Pentecoast Mine | Nickel |
| Kouaoua Areasln (Surface) | Cobalt, Nickel |
| Moneo Mining District | Cobalt, Nickel |
| Moneocgmc (Surface) | Nickel, Cobalt |
| Montegnat Mines | Nickel |
| Penamax Nickel Mine - New Caledonia | Chromium, Iron, Nickel, Cobalt |
| Poya Mining District | Cobalt, Nickel |
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.
