#slope point

[fatherlybeast]

windswept trees at Slope Point, the southernmost tip of New Zealand's South Island. 

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[wouldyourathervisit]

Would you rather visit

Ōamaru 🇳🇿

Matamata 🇳🇿

Christchurch 🇳🇿

Auckland 🇳🇿

Tekapo 🇳🇿

Milford Sound 🇳🇿

Springfield 🇳🇿

Slope Point 🇳🇿

Voting ended onJun 11

[polwarth]

[mindblowingfactz]

In New Zealand’s southernmost tip of the South Island called Slope Point, the trees permanently stand with their branches swayed sideways. This is due to the constantly blowing strong winds in the region that prevent the trees from standing upright. [1, 2, 3]

[sitting-on-me-bum]

United

Slope Point -  New Zealand

Photographer: Robin Riddle

2018 International Photography Awards

[talesofdrunkennessandcruelty]

The most southerly spot on New Zealand's South Island is home to surreally shaped, permanently mangled trees

[polwarth]

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[polwarth]

Slope Point. The furthest south i've ever been