Boston 

Boston

Boston is the capital of Massachusetts located in Suffolk County in the northwestern united states. This city lieson an arm of the Atlantic Ocean.  The town wasunusually smaller, but it reimages some landform the sea.   The city is 46 squaremiles.The essence of Boston city can only be diene by the area, the people and the institutionsthat are foundwithin itspolitical boundaries (Stefon). Its nickname Beantown originatedfrom thecolonial times when thiscity was the stop of significant trade with the west indies. The city has been instrumentalin thedevelopment of the history of the united states, andit symbolizesmuch that itscurrent environs. It was the capital of the new Englandstate and the progenitor of the American Revolution, and as the American center for culture has had a significant influenceon thehistory of the USA.

Geography of Boston

One of the essential features of Boston is that the area where the city sits is a product of glacial movement. During the Pleistocene ice age, sheets of ice advanced and retreated over new England. During this movement, the ice grounded and cored new sediments from the rocks. Additionally, this movement of the ice widened and deepened the values, and there was a slot of clay left that was left after the glacier melted (Stefon). What was left is a basin that contained many drumlins or mounds of glacial clay. Some of these features rise to 100-200 feet high. Some of the most significant drumlines include the Bunker hill and the Breeds Hill. As the surface of the basin sunk into o the sea level, the drumlines rise above the water forming tiny islands (National park service.)

Another essential featurein Boston is the beacon hill. This is a hill that issituated north ofBoston common and now host one of the city’s most beautiful neighbourhood.   It was once copiedby theEuropean to settlein Boston. The area was known as tri-mount because of the three peaks of the hill.  However, the area was levelled so that it could create a space for building. The only peak that remainsin thearea is the beacon hill, even though significantly reduced.  These hills haveso significant sinceit had a beacon that hadbeen electedthat alerted the Bostonians in case there was a danger that was sported (National park service.) Aviator to boson wouldnot resist the allure to visit thisplace since it is the most magnificent palein Boston. .

Another essential featurein the region is the Boston blueclay. This is a layer of blue clay that isthought to have been depositedin theregion some 14,000 years by a glacierduring theretreat of the Lauren tide ice sheet (DeGroot,413). The thickness of the layer of blueclay can vary from one area to another. It isthought that as the glacier retreatedfrom theregion, alayer ofclay adjacent to the bedrock was formed, which issomething uniquein theregion.

Another essential feature is the natural continuecoastal reshaping in Boston. The coastal line has continuously been reshapedby the changes in weather, such asstorms resulting in massive erosion in the areas. This is giving newfeatures that beach pointing north andsouth as a result of the massive erosion (Stefon). This I general direction was taken by the wind in thearea, and the storm forms the sea. This has resultedin shiftingshorelinesthat can beseen in Thomson islandin Boston, which has occurred as a result of erosion and sedimentation.

Additionally, thereare numerousislands in Boston that re agreat attraction siteto recreational users.  Some of the islandsare primarily made of parent bedrock, which has a define beach liningalong their shores.  Most of the beachesare sandy dueto the deposition of sand by wavessuch aslong, gallop andLovell’sislands. As a result, of the deposition of sand on theisland, thereare fewbiological processesin theareas. However, rockyislandsthat withstood the erosion forcenturies, such aspaddock island, provide a suitable habitat forthe marine animals. Additionally, along the islands, it is possible to seedunes that formed as a result of the deposition ofsand such asLovell and long islands; a visitor can see dunes in the area. The most extensivedunesin the area can beseen in theLovellislands, whileon thelong island, it is possible to see the dunes which are in onediscrete area. These features makeBoston stand out among many other coastal citiesin thearea (Rarton, 281).

Conclusion

Boston is one of the most important cities in the united states. There are both featuresthat theybeen made man and those that have created by nature.  For example, most of the land in Boston has been recreatedfrom the sea, making Boston enlarge its territories.  Some tunnelshave been constructedin the bedrocks while there are still subwaysthat peoplecan use. However, thevalley ofBoston isunique, having resultedfrom glacier action leaving small hills of clay. Most of the hills have been reducedby human andnatural factors, while those that haveremained stand as islands in thearea. The coastline of the city iscontrary to being reshaped by natural factors such as waves and tides. The blueclay I also unique in Boston, which isthought to have resulted from sedimentation by themovement of a glacier in the area.

WorksCited

DeGroot, Don J., Melissa E. Landon, and Steven E. Poirier. “Geology and engineering properties of sensitive Boston Blue Clay at Newbury, Massachusetts.” AIMS Geosci 5 (2019): 412-447.

National park service. “Geologic Formations.” National Parks Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 15 Feb. 2018, www.nps.gov/boha/learn/nature/geologicformations.htm.

Rarton, George H. “The General Geographical Features of Boston and Vicinity.” Journal of Geography 2.6 (1903): 277-286.https://doi.org/10.1080/00221340308985960

Stefon, Matt, et al. “Boston.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 27 Feb. 2020, www.britannica.com/place/Boston.