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__**FRANKLIN THE TURLE FROM COCO ISLAND**__

There he was, Franklin the turtle looking out onto Coco island, which was actually a drumlin. He had been living there for many years and just seeing how erosion was affecting the island made him feel so sad. He knew all the history of the island, it was truly an amazing place to live.

" You know ", Franklin said, “there was once a time when g**laciers** covered North America and it was very cold, this was called the Ice Ages. They eventually melted and left the islands Including Coco Island!” Coco Island is a d**rumlin** made of **till,** a drumlin is a spoon shaped hill that is made of sediment that was left behind by glaciers.

The island is being **eroded** in many ways and **impacted** in many forms. Erosion happens everyday and overtime it and is gradually being destructed. Although erosion made Franklin gloomy it was also very entertaining to watch. The beach was Franklin’s favorite place to be on the entire island especially when the waves **impacted** the shore and then **longshore drift** occurred, it would drag tons of sand with it. You know, there where some perks to this one of them being **spit**!! And I don’t mean spit, spit, but it’s when tons of sand builds up and there is a really shallow area far into the beach and it’s like a sand bar in the middle of the sea.

Coco Island was the biggest drumlin around and did you know that there are two beaches? You know there is one original beach, also known as Coco shore and then there is the other beach where **deposition** is present. This occurs because a lot of **erosion** by **water, waves, wind** affect Coco Shore. The ocean drags things from the beach and brings it to our famous deposition beach. Franklin lives right near deposition beach near the **loess,** which is a loosely compacted area of windblown sediment.

Franklin’s house is in a very good location, next to his house there is a man-made **rills** and **gullies** that are being made and are under construction which won;d eventually carry water to fr anklins house. Most of the time rills and gullies are made by nature, but that kind of stuff doesn’t really happen on Coco island.

Inside of Franklin’s home it was very tidy. “Did you know that I have a collection of rocks which were all polished by **abrasion**?” Franklin said. The rocks were all very smooth and well polished they were all beautiful colors. Right by the collection of rocks, Franklin had a picture of **runoff**. That was when Franklins Gully flooded and ruined his house. “It was a terrible experience but fascinating at the same time!” Franklin exclaimed.

Coco Island is great place to live, especially if you’re into geology. Of course one day it will be a **drowned drumlin,** but until then everyone enjoyed it as much as possible, especially Franklin the turtle the wisest of them all.