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Split Apple Rock, Kaiteriteri, New Zealand.
Split Apple Rock is a giant stone what looks like a granite apple neatly cut with an otherworldly knife. The naturally occurring rock formation is estimated to be around 120 million years old.
According to Māori legend, the boulder was split by two feuding gods who were fighting to possess it. To resolve the issue, they used their huge godlike strength to break it in half. As such, the Māori name for the rock is *Tokangawhā*, which means “burst open rock.” A more scientific theory is that water seeped into a crevice in the rock and then froze during an ice age, expanding and thus splitting the stone.
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