westernmost
adjective
west·ern·most
ˈwe-stərn-ˌmōst 
: furthest to the west
… wild species in the westernmost Amazon of Colombia and Ecuador.—
Richard Evans Schultes
Richard Evans SchultesThe view in the photographs is near the western boundary of the westernmost county in Kansas …—Thomas & Geraldine Vale
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In September, China's first operational aircraft carrier, CNS Liaoning, was spotted 559 miles northwest of Guam, the U.S.'s westernmost territory and a key military hub.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
Hugging the coastline, visitors can make their way west to reach Cabo Finisterre, a craggy peninsula that marks one of the westernmost points in all of Spain.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
The westernmost part of Florida's Panhandle was expected to see moderately severe impacts, as was the area around Jacksonville.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
On April 17, the Michael Monsoor made a port call on the island of Guam, the westernmost U.S. territory, which forms part of the Second Island Chain, part of a U.S. containment strategy designed to restrict China's military access to the Pacific Ocean in the event of conflict.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
Hugging the coastline, visitors can make their way west to reach Cabo Finisterre, a craggy peninsula that marks one of the westernmost points in all of Spain.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
The westernmost part of Florida's Panhandle was expected to see moderately severe impacts, as was the area around Jacksonville.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
On April 17, the Michael Monsoor made a port call on the island of Guam, the westernmost U.S. territory, which forms part of the Second Island Chain, part of a U.S. containment strategy designed to restrict China's military access to the Pacific Ocean in the event of conflict.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Westernmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/westernmost. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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