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Antarctica’s winds permanently bent New Zealand’s trees sideways

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Jun 03, 2026
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Slope Point , New Zealand (kavram/shutterstock.com)

At Slope Point, the southernmost tip of New Zealand’s South Island, the wind has become a sculptor. The trees here don’t grow straight toward the sky. They all lean in the same direction, their trunks and branches twisted and locked into shape by years of punishing gusts.

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