Soil order
Gelisol
Soil with soil permanently frozen (permafrost) near the surface.
What it means for farming
High mountains and Antarctica. No productive use.
Gelisoles on the maps
No soil survey map in the country lists it.
The definitions are a plain-language summary of the USDA Keys to Soil Taxonomy. The formal definition includes thickness, color and percentage thresholds that are left out here.
Sources
- Soil Survey Staff. (2014). Claves para la Taxonomía de Suelos, 12.ª edición. USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service. · Dominio público (USDA)
- INTA · Dominio público (carta 1:500.000)