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Item	45743
UDC Class:	631.442(689.4)
Title:	The Republic of Zambia - Soils
Subtitle:	Atlas Sheet No. 12
Language:	English
Subjects:	Soil Classification, Soil Genesis, Soil Parent Materials, Soil Physicochemical Properties, Soil profile Descriptions.
Series Section Number:	Atlas Sheet No. 12
Publication Date:	1969
Publisher’s Name:	Office of the Surveyor General, Lusaka
Place of Publication:	Lusaka
Project Sponsor:	Government of Zambia
Corporate Author:	Office of the Surveyor General, Lusaka
Material Extent:	2 map sheets
Material Characteristics:	Two printed, colour, maps with legends and profile descriptions at the back of the maps. One map is a duplicate.
Material Type:	Loose map in a plastic wallet
Summary Abstract:	Printed colour maps, at 1:2,500,000 & 1:1,500,000 scales, depicting 15 main soil groups in Zambia. Both maps show the same mapping units. The soils are, mainly, grouped according to pedogenetic considerations, parent material and water/drainage conditions. The soils are described according to the legend used in the Soils Map of Africa (C.C.T.A. 1963). On the reverse side of the maps, 25 representative soil profiles are described and the corresponding lab., physical and chemical, analytical data for each profile is included in a table.
Country Now:	Zambia
Region:	East Africa
Nearest City:	Lusaka
Northernmost Latitude (decimal degrees):	-8.2
Southernmost Latitude (decimal degrees):	-18.1
Easternmost Longitude (decimal degrees):	33.71
Westernmost Longitude (decimal degrees):	22
Map Sheet:	Atlas No. 12
Map Scale:	2500000

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