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Item	45690
UDC Class:	631.442(689.4)
Title:	Soils Map of the Republic of Zambia
Subtitle:	The Republic of Zambia Atlas Sheet No. 12.
Language:	English
Subjects:	Soils Classification, Soil Genesis, Parent Material, Soil Profile Description, Water Regime
Series Section Number:	Sheet No. 12
Publication Date:	1967
Publisher’s Name:	Soils Section, Research Branch, Dept. of Agriculture, Zambia
Place of Publication:	Lusaka
Corporate Author:	Soils Section, Research Branch, Dept. of Agriculture, Zambia
Material Extent:	1 map sheet
Material Characteristics:	Printed colour map with legend and descriptive text at the back of the map sheet.
Material Type:	Loose map in a plastic wallet
Summary Abstract:	Printed colour map, at 1:1,500,000 scale, showing the distribution of main soil types of Zambia. 8 main soils groups are identified and 17 soil types are mapped and described in the legend, according to the system used for the Soil Map of Africa (D'Hoore, 1964).25 representative soil profiles are described at the back of the map sheet, together with a table showing the analytical physicochemical data of the profiles.This map sheet No. 12 is the first published soil map of the country.The map sheet is found loose in a plastic wallet.
Country Now:	Zambia
Region:	East Africa
Nearest City:	Lusaka
Northernmost Latitude (decimal degrees):	-8
Southernmost Latitude (decimal degrees):	-18
Easternmost Longitude (decimal degrees):	33.5
Westernmost Longitude (decimal degrees):	22
Map Sheet:	No. 12
Map Scale:	1500000
Document File:	45690.JPG  (20.96 Mb)
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