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62 6W9}* Appendix 2 to report No. P62 SOIL RESOURCES MAP OF TH E MPEKETONIAREA (LAMU AND TANA RIVER DISTRICTS) 40" 40 E LEGEND ISWC U8RAWY _& Jl W*g*n)ng«ft, Tlw 9MtWt&nât COASTAL PLAINS (slopes less than 3%) PJ Soils developed on lagoonal deposits (Kilindini sands) PJ1 somewhat excessively drained, very deep, brown to very dark greyish brown, friable loamy sand to sandy clay loam (cambic ARENOSOLS) PJ2 well drained, very deep, dark brown, friable loamy sand I pj3 [well drained, very deep,light brownish grey to very dark greyish brown, friable loamy sand to sandy clay loam (albic ARENOSOLS) PJ4 pj5 PJ6 PJ7 well drained to imperfectly drained,very deep, brown to very dark greyish brown, mottled, friable, loamy sand to sandy clay loam (cambic ARENOSOLS) I well drained to imperfectly drained, very deep, brown to very dark grey, 'mottled, friable to firm, sand to sandy clay (cambic ARENOSOLS) moderately well drained to imperfectly drained, deep to very deep, light yellowish brown to dark greyish brown, friable, strongly calca - reous deeper subsoil, moderately sodic sandy loam to clay (calcaric GLEYSOLS, sodic phase) imperfectly drained, very deep, pale brown to dark greyish brown,mottled, friable to firm, slightly calcareous, slightly sodic sandy loam to sandy clay loam (ferric ACRISOLS, sodic phase) BOTTOMLANDS(slopes less than 1%) BJ Soils developed on infill derived from lagoonal deposits (Kilindini sands) BJ1 imperfectly drained to poorly drained, very deep,brown to hgh! brownish grey,mottled, friable to firm, slightly sodic loamy sand to sandy clay (humic GLEYSOLS, sodic phase) BJ2 imperfectlydrained to poorly drained,very deep, light brownish to grey, friable to firm, sand to sandy clay loam (eutric PLANOSOLS) 2 20 S 2 20'S gj3 BJ4 I poorly drained, very deep, greyish brown to very dark brown, friable to firm, in places slightly calcareous, slightly sodic, sandy loam to sandy clay (gleyic SOLONCHAKS, sodic phase) very poorly drained, moderately deep to deep, grey to dark grey, mottled, firm sandy clay DUNES AND BEACH RIDGES (slopes 2-8%) DE Soils developed on eolian sediments DE1 excessively drained, very deep, yellowish brown, loose sand (cambic ARENOSOLS) DE2 DE3 somewhat excessively drained,very deep, dark yellowish brown to dark reddish brown, friable, sand to loamy sand (cambic ARENOSOLS) well drained, very deep, dark red to dark reddish brown, friable loamy sand to sandy clay loam (chromic LuviSOLS) slope % KEY TO SLOPE CLASSES slope class code+ name of the macrorelief 0-2 A flat to very gently undulating 2-5 B gently undulating 5-8 C undulating TEXTURAL CLASSES 100/ 2'25 S 'S percent sand KEY PJ2-- AB soil mapping code slope class code soil boundary. 20 augerhole observation, with reference number»180/3-60 profile pit observation, with reference number IS! 25 ha main road track district boundary! village/settlement forest reserve boundary x x x x x x x survey area boundary ^... > * &». ETHIOPIA 1 Location of surveyed area 2 30 S 2 30 S SOIL SURVEY AND MAP PREPARATION (1983) soil survey map compilation map correlation cartography A.M.Ali, J.Nuwamanya and S.Wataka A.M.An J. R. Rachilo and P T. Gicheru P. M Mamgi E E Base map derived from Survey of Kenya topographical map sheets 180/3 and 187E/1 Scale 1 50,000,çtv soo 0 I-M u u M g- SCALE 1:50,000 ^z Drawing No

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