southernmost
adjective
south·ern·most
ˈsə-t͟hərn-ˌmōst 
: furthest to the south
… the world's southernmost range of polar bears …—
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Will FergusonBy the time they reached their final destination, Cabo San Pío, the southernmost tip of Tierra del Fuego, they had seen pretty much everything.—Lucas Pollock
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What To Know Mischief Reef lies roughly 150 miles west of Palawan, a major Philippine island province and approximately 600 miles from China's southernmost island of Hainan.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
The Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for meteorological winter – December through February – definitely has La Niña’s fingerprints: A drier than normal winter is likely in many of the southernmost states with a couple pockets of the northern US expecting more precipitation than normal.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
The landscapes of southernmost Louisiana pair opulent biodiversity with postapocalyptic desolation.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
The December solstice marks the southernmost point of the sun’s journey.
—Kate Linderman, Idaho Statesman, 15 Aug. 2025
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Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
The Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for meteorological winter – December through February – definitely has La Niña’s fingerprints: A drier than normal winter is likely in many of the southernmost states with a couple pockets of the northern US expecting more precipitation than normal.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
The landscapes of southernmost Louisiana pair opulent biodiversity with postapocalyptic desolation.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
The December solstice marks the southernmost point of the sun’s journey.
—Kate Linderman, Idaho Statesman, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Southernmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southernmost. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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