On New Zealand’s South Island,

there are some of the strangest deformed trees,

that you can imagine, photograph Ben/Flickr, located about 4,800 kilometres from the South Pole and 5,150 kilometres below the equator, Slope Point experiences heavy winds all through the day, every day, its location also means that these Antarctic winds can travel 3,300 kilometres uninterrupted before hitting Slope Point with all their might. It is for this reason that this area is completely uninhabited and only used for sheep grazing, 

when sheep farmers on South Island started planting saplings around Slope Point to offer their herds some respite from the unrelenting winds, they never imagined that the resulting trees would one day become tourist attractions. As they grew, the trees naturally leaned towards the north along with their windswept branches, and it is windy as the above video shows, just a small point, travelers should know that they will find no accommodation at Slope Point, apart from some inhospitable small shacks, there are no houses in the area, so you’ll have to book a stay further north and make your way to this southernmost point of South Island, remember to bring a windcheater with you!