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ANDOSOLS
OF EUROPE
Tabular
information, extent of Andosols
European Volcanic
Soils (NOTE! only estimates!)
| Area |
km² |
Population
(thousands)
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Density (No/km²)
|
Main economy sector(s) |
Main agricult. Products |
No. of tourists ( thousands)
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Canary
Islands |
7,300 |
1,200 |
164 |
Tourism |
Banana,
tomato, vineyards |
6,000 |
Azores |
2,300 |
250 |
109 |
Tourism,
dairy industry |
Dairy |
50 |
Madeira |
770 |
250 |
325 |
Tourism |
Vineyards,
flowers |
1,000 |
Etna area |
~2000 |
- |
- |
Tourism,
services |
Vineyards,
fruit orchards |
- |
Vesuvius
area |
~2000 |
- |
- |
Industry,
tourism, services |
Orchards,
vegetables, dairy |
- |
| Santorini |
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Lazio |
~5000 |
- |
- |
Industry,
tourism, services |
Orchards,
vineyards, dairy |
- |
La Réunion |
2,500 |
640 |
255 |
Agriculture,
tourism |
Sugar
cain,
dairy, essential oils |
300 |
Mauritius |
1,850 |
1,100 |
595 |
Tourism |
Sugar
cain,
special crops |
1,000 |
Mayotta |
500 |
200 |
400 |
Agriculture |
Spices,
essential oils, food crops |
50 |
Guadeloupe |
1760 |
422 |
240 |
Tourism |
Banana,
sugar cain, tropical fruit |
2,000 |
Martinique |
1060 |
400 |
380 |
Tourism |
Banana,
fruit, sugar cain |
3,000 |
Netherlands Antilles |
960 |
190 |
198 |
Tourism |
Banana,
sugar cain |
1,000 |
French Polynesia |
3,660 |
210 |
57 |
Tourism |
Spices |
1,000 |
Iceland |
65,000 |
280
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4 |
Fishing,
agricult., tourism |
Hey,
grazing |
180 |
Last modified 30 October 2003
by EG
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