jtapta+How+the+Boston+Harbor+Islands+Formed

I really enjoyed our trip to Georgia's Island this autumn. I learned a lot about how the land had formed and eroded since, just by observing it. I could see the noticeable marks on the sides of the drumlin, and also the eroded rocks on the beach acting as a sea wall. Knowing that the entire island is a drumlin, gave me really good perspective, telling me that I just toured around something that a glacier created thousands of years ago. In my humble opinion, I think that's pretty awesome! So without further ado, here's my project on the how the Boston Harbor Islands formed and have eroded since. __How the Boston Harbor Island Formed and Eroded Since__

Once upon a time, a __glacier__ named Kokotona was strolling across New England, when something atrocious happened. It was Sun-Man! “Aaaaaaaaahhhh!!!!!” The Glacier screeched. “That’s right!” Sun-Man hollered. “I’ve come to MELT you!!!!” “No! Nooooo!” Kokotona screamed. And within a few rays of evil from Sun-Man, Kokotona was reduced to an ocean of water, giant piles of __till__ called __drumlins__, and one very unhappy former-glacier.

Though these drumlins weren’t just any old drumlins, they’re __drowned drumlins!__ Drowned drumlins are created when the sea level rises from the melting of glaciers, resulting in “drowning” part of the drumlin. So Dory the drowned drumlin always liked her place in the world, but then one day, she became sad. “__Erosion by waves__ are eroding me away and away everyday. Every time I get hit by a wave, I feel every inch of the __impact__.” Dory groaned. “But at least now my __beaches__ are getting bigger.” Dory perked up a bit. “And __longshore drift__ has transported me all around and created __spits,__ so no matter what, I will always be remembered.”

Though these drumlins weren’t just any old drumlins, they’re __drowned drumlins!__ Drowned drumlins are created when the sea level rises from the melting of glaciers, resulting in “drowning” part of the drumlin. So Dory the drowned drumlin always liked her place in the world, but then one day, she became sad. “__Erosion by waves__ are eroding me away and away everyday. Every time I get hit by a wave, I feel every inch of the __impact__.” Dory groaned. “But at least now my __beaches__ are getting bigger.” Dory perked up a bit. “And __longshore drift__ has transported me all around and created __spits,__ so no matter what, I will always be remembered.”

Let us backtrack a bit, shall we? I think yes. Before the whole Ice-Man incident, Kokotona was in it’s prime, using it’s powers of __abrasion__ to gouge and scratch whatever rock came in it’s path. But now lets fast forward to right after Sun-Man made his mark, and melted Kokotona. All the sediment that Kokotona had picked up over the years was deposited, creating various landforms, like Dory. This is called __deposition__.

Now let me just start out, by saying that __loess__ is in fact NOT a Family Guy character. Actually __erosion by wind__ caused accumulations of wind-blown silt, sand and clay to all go together to make loess. Because of __erosion by water__, __runoff__ created Roho the __rill__ and Gupo the __Gully__. They often had fights about who could //groove// to the music more, but in the end they lived a happy life together in harmony.

So in conclusion, all these happenings I spoke of have contributed to the Boston Harbor Islands being created, and everything that has happened to them since.

__The End__