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Item	25143
UDC Class:	631.474(676.1)
Title:	The Soil of the Eastern Province of Uganda - A Reconnaissance Survey
Subtitle:	Memoirs of the Research Division - Series 1: Soils; Number 2
Language:	English
Subjects:	Soil Survey, Soil Classification, Soil Series, Catenas, Soil Complexes, Pedogenesis, Parent Materials, Erosion, Geology, Geomorphology, Profile Descriptions & Analytical Data, Soil Map Units.
Series Title:	Memoirs of the Research Division
Series Section Number:	Number 2
Series Section Name:	Series 1: Soils
Publication Date:	1959
Publisher’s Name:	Kawanda Research Station
Place of Publication:	Kampala, Uganda
Project Sponsor:	Department of Agriculture, Uganda Protectorate
Corporate Author:	Kawanda Research Station
Author:	Ollier, C. D. and Harrop, J. F.
Material Extent:	77 pages, plus 2 map sheets in a back-cover pocket
Material Characteristics:	Typewritten Memoir, with tables, profile descriptions, soil analytical data, list of references and, in a back-cover pocket, 2 maps at 1:1,000,000 & 1:500,000 scales.
Material Accompanying:	Memoirs of the Research Division; Series 1: Soils
Material Type:	Perfect bound with printed cover
Summary Abstract:	Memoir 2 -The Soils of the Eastern Province of Uganda - forms part of a set of 6 Memoirs of the Series 1: Soils of the Research Division. These are: M.1: An Introduction to the Soils of the Uganda Protectorate; M.3: The Soils of Northern Province; M.4: The Soils & Land Use of Buganda; M.5: The Soils of Karamoja District; and M.6: The Soils of the Western Province. This Memoir 2 presents the findings of a Reconnaissance Soil Survey, aimed to identify & describe the soils of the Province and depict their distribution on a map showing 26 soil map units, based mainly on soil series, catenas & soil complexes. The Memoir includes the profile description of 52 dominant soil types, mainly soil series, with their analytical data and a summary of their main physico-chemical characteristics. The Memoir is accompanied (in a back-cover pocket) by 1 Geomorphology Map (1:1,000,000) and 1 Soil Map (1:500,000). Note: there are another 2 copies of this Memoir in WOSSAC's catalogue; Ids: #421 and #25423
Country Then:	Uganda Protectorate
Country Now:	Uganda
Region:	East Africa - Eastern Province of Uganda
Nearest City:	Mbale
Northernmost Latitude (decimal degrees):	2.4
Southernmost Latitude (decimal degrees):	0
Easternmost Longitude (decimal degrees):	34.8
Westernmost Longitude (decimal degrees):	32.8
Map Sheet:	Soils of the Eastern Province
Map Scale:	500000

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