The Floating Island Of Lake Wabukayne
The Floating Island:
A floating island is made up of a mass of plants as well as other organic material, such as mud. These islands can vary in size. There are two types of floating islands. One is naturally occurring islands and the other one is artificially occurring islands.
Natural floating islands are usually made up of only plants. Their roots keep them afloat creating an island that gets carried around a lake or pond by the wind. Artificial floating islands are usually made up of plants planted into soil on top of a floating object such as foam mats which are anchored in some way to the bottom or shore.
Both man-made and natural floating islands can help prevent erosion caused by wind and waves. They do this by breaking up the waves and blocking or slowing down some of the wind so the the shore gets hit with less force, slowing down the process of erosion.
Logging Requirements:
At the posted coordinates you will find a sign. Use the sign, the description above and what you see on site to answer the following questions.
- Estimate the width of the island as seen from the posted coordinates.
- Based on what you can see at the posted coordinates and read on the sign and description above, do you think this is a naturally occurring island or an artificially created one?
- Into what waterbody does the water from Lake Wabukayne flow into?
- (Optional) Report and/or post a photo of any wildlife you may have seen during your visit.
To log this EarthCache as found please send in your answers through the message center or through email. You don't have to wait for a reply. If the are any issues with your answers you will be contacted. Also, please do not post any spoilers in your log. Happy Caching!
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