EXPLANATORY NOTES TO THE SOILS MAP OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA

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Soils of PNG

The 1:1 million soil map and accompanying explanatory notes provide a broad overview of the distribution of soils in Papua New Guinea. The soils are classified at great group level according to the USDA Soil Taxonomy and are mapped as soil associations. Each soil association is described in terms of its associated landform, rock type, climate and vegetation. Information relating to several other attributes important for land evaluation, namely slope, texture, salinity,
flooding, depth, rockiness and anion fixation, is also provided.