Land Use Data for Latitude 64.25 Longitude -142.25

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

Locations

Interior Yukon-Alaska alpine tundra ecoregion

Agricultural Land Uses

Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Open Water - Inland Fisheries

Ecosystems

Boreal drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Goats

Growing Period (days)

90 to 119

Soil Types

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

Terrain

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

Slopes (degrees)

8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

0

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

2 to 5

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
Apex, Lilliwig CreekGold, Copper, Silver
Big Mosquito, Gold CreekGold
Cameron ProspectGold
Fortyfive Pup GulchTungsten
Fortyfive Pup PlacerGold, Tin, Tungsten
Ingle Cr LodeGold
Ingle Creek PlacerGold
Joe Wilson Creek (Placer)Gold
Lilliwig Creek ProspectGold, Silver, Copper
Maggie, Taylor HwyCopper
Taylor, Barbara LodeGold, Tungsten
Tweeden ProspectGold
Tweeden, Gold CreekGold

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.