Land Use Data for Latitude 62.25 Longitude -142.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve |
Agricultural Land Uses
Grasslands - Extensive pastoralismSparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Open Water - Inland Fisheries
Ecosystems
PolarBoreal drylands
Livestock
CattleGoats
Growing Period (days)
60 to 8990 to 119
Soil Types
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)Gleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Slopes (degrees)
5 to 88 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
0Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
2 to 5Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Iron, Copper | |
| Gold, Cobalt | |
| Copper | |
| Copper, Zinc | |
| Copper, Lead | |
| Copper, Lead, Zinc | |
| Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver, Copper | |
| Lead | |
| Gold, Lead, Zinc | |
| Copper, Zinc, Lead | |
| Copper, Molybdenum | |
| Bond Creek | Molybdenum, Copper, Gold, Silver |
| Bond Creek | Copper, Molybdenum |
| Bond Creek | Copper, Molybdenum, Gold, Silver |
| Bond Creek Prospect | Copper, Gold, Silver, Molybdenum |
| Camp Creek | Copper |
| Cross Creek | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper |
| Cross Creek | Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc |
| East Fork Porphyry Molybdenum | Molybdenum |
| Gay | Copper |
| Gay 1-4 | Gold, Cobalt |
| Lemon Claims | Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Iron |
| Lemon claims | Copper, Zinc, Iron |
| M.S. 1414 (Placer) | Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver |
| Monte Cristo Creek | Gold |
| Monte Cristo Creek | Copper |
| N. W. Explorer | Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver |
| Nabesna | Gold, Silver |
| Nabesna Glacier | Gold, Zinc, Copper |
| Nabesna Glacier | Copper, Zinc |
| Nabesna River | Copper |
| Nabob | Copper, Gold |
| Neil | Copper |
| Orange Hill | Copper, Molybdenum, Gold, Silver |
| Orange Hill | Molybdenum, Copper, Gold, Silver |
| Orange Hill (Surface) | Copper, Molybdenum, Gold, Zinc |
| Orange Hill Prospect | Copper, Molybdenum, Silver, Gold |
| Platinum Creek (Placer) | Platinum |
| Rebo | Copper, Gold |
| Sheephead | Copper, Gold, Iron |
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.
