Soil Distribution

The soil types are represented in a variety of soil maps at different scales from
1:25 000 scale, where the predominant mapping unit is the soil series to 1:250 000 scale where the mapping units are much more complex and heterogeneous.
The 1:250 000 scale map has been aggregated into a map showing the distribution of major soil subgroups throughout the country. When using this map, it must be remembered that it is the dominant soil which is represented.
For this reason, some soils, will either be under or over represented on the map.

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Immature Soils	Leached Soils	Non-Leached Soils	Gleys	Peats	Miscellaneous
Undifferentiated lithosols	Brown magnesian soil	Brown redzinas	Saline Gleys	Basin Peats	Rocks and Scree
Calcareous regosols	Brown forest soils	Brown calcareous soils	Magnesian Gleys	Blanket Peats	Lochs
Noncalcareous regosols	Brown forest soil with gleying		Noncalcareous Gleys
Saline alluvial soils	Humus-iron podzols		Humic Gleys
Mineral alluval soils	Peaty podzols		Peaty Gleys
Brown rankers	Subalpine podzols		Calcareous Gleys
Podzolic rankers	Alpine podzols
Peaty rankers

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