Land Use Data for Latitude 62.75 Longitude 177.25

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

Locations

Meinypylginski and Kapylgyn lakes

Agricultural Land Uses

Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Polar
Boreal drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Poultry

Growing Period (days)

60 to 89
90 to 119

Soil Types

Gleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Podzols
Rock Outcrop

Terrain

Plain or plateau

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)

20 to 30

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.