southernmost

adjective

south·​ern·​most ˈsə-t͟hərn-ˌmōst How to pronounce southernmost (audio)
: furthest to the south
… the world's southernmost range of polar bears …Will Ferguson
By 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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And as the southernmost pearl in the string of islands, Key West offers the best sunset in all of Florida. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2025 This southernmost island of the main Japanese islands produces more than 35%, the most, of Japan’s wagyu. Andrew Watman, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024 The rehabilitation of the shoreline areas east of the Oak Leaf Trail will stretch from the existing swimming beach to the southernmost point of the rocky beach. Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2024 Bringing Snow and Ice to Over a Dozen States Winter storm warnings and advisories are in effect from the southernmost part of Texas to the Carolinas, according to the National Weather Service. Abigail Adams, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for southernmost 

Word History

First Known Use

1591, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of southernmost was in 1591

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“Southernmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southernmost. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.

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