St. Catherine
IUCN VProtected Landscape · 1996
4 713 km²
Governorate · egy
Janub Sina'
Egypt
BWhArid, desert, hot(88 %)
Area
29 278,2km²
Ecological tissue
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Calcul du tissu écologique de cette entité.
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
19,8°C
Annual rain
25mm
Warmest m°
32,8°C
Coldest m°
5,8°C
Elevation: 682 m on average (min -918 m, max 2 442 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,8°C
Annual rain
25mm
Warmest month
32,8°C
Coldest month
5,8°C
Mean alt.
682m
Min
-918m
Max
2 442m
Std. dev.
406m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(88 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
5,7g/kg
Clay
33,0%
Sand
33,0%
Silt
34,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
7,1g/kg
Clay
33,1%
Sand
33,0%
Silt
33,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
5,3g/kg
Clay
33,0%
Sand
33,0%
Silt
34,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
4,7g/kg
Clay
32,9%
Sand
33,0%
Silt
34,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.1%
Crops0.1%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil96.4%
Other (grassland, water…)3.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,4nW
Built-up
7,9%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas9
IUCN Not Assigned · 4IUCN VI · 2IUCN V · 1IUCN III · 1IUCN II · 1🌊 Marine · 5
Taba
IUCN IIINatural Monument · 1998
2 709 km²
Ras Mohammed
IUCN IINational Park · 1983
786 km²
Nabq
IUCN VIMultiple Use Management Area · 1996
503 km²
Abu Gallum
IUCN VIMultiple Use Management Area · 1996
417 km²
Massiv Elat
IUCN Not AssignedNature Reserve · 1986
365 km²
Complete list9 protected areas
- St. CatherineProtected LandscapeIUCN V19964 713 km²
- TabaNatural MonumentIUCN III19982 709 km²
- Ras MohammedNational ParkIUCN II1983786 km²
- NabqMultiple Use Management AreaIUCN VI1996503 km²
- Abu GallumMultiple Use Management AreaIUCN VI1996417 km²
- Massiv ElatNature ReserveIUCN Not Assigned1986365 km²
- Massiv Elat (harhava 1)Nature ReserveIUCN Not Assigned201324 km²
- Yam Ha-Almogim Be-ElatNature ReserveIUCN Not Assigned20091 km²
- Ha-Yam Ha-Deromi Be-ElatNature ReserveIUCN Not Assigned20020 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN