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__Reflection On Trip__
Through this amazing trip I learned great amounts of information that was truly surprising. I learned that the islands were formed after an Ice Age that had lasted six thousand years. The glacier dropped the till, which created the drumlins. As the sea level rose, the drumlins became to look as they do now. **BUT**, they're still changing now through erosion. An example is George's Island, which looks different than it did 200 years ago. The north side is getting smaller through wave, water, and wind erosion, while the south is growing more and more because of deposition. The sea wall on the north side has been destroyed because the waves have impacted it so much. During the trip I learned that two separate glaciers were the ones that created George's Island, it's noticeable by looking at the "strips" on the north side bluff. It's an island that really demonstrates the effects of erosion and how years and years of exposure changes an island. In the future, the island will look flat, because the north side will get smaller and smaller while the south rises higher and higher. It was a great trip to a great island. When you can visit the Boston Harbor Islands, it's a great experience and most important, it's FUN !

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