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
Lucas PollockExamples of southernmost in a Sentence
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Regardless of the tough talk from the White House, Netanyahu on Tuesday restated his belief that an incursion into Gaza's southernmost city was essential.
—Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2024
Days old and desperately thin, Baby Malak didn’t even have a name when she was taken to the Emirati Hospital in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah.
—Erin McLaughlin, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
Israeli military reporters say the troop withdrawal will allow civilians who escaped to Rafah, Gaza's southernmost city, to return.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024
If Israel presses ahead with its apparent determination to launch a ground offensive to root out Hamas in Rafah, Gaza's southernmost city, the humanitarian catastrophe could escalate.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2024
The Israeli offensive began in the north of Gaza and has pushed all the way to the outskirts of the southernmost city of Rafah, on the Egyptian border.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2024
The ship, operated by Royal Caribbean, was about 57 miles off Great Inagua, the southernmost island of the Bahamas, located near the eastern tip of Cuba, the Coast Guard said in a statement on X, formerly Twitter.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
The imagery shows that the northernmost and southernmost vehicles were more than a mile and a half apart.
—Aric Toler, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
In the southernmost tip of Brazil, the state of Rio Grande do Sul is investing in the evolution of its technology scene and positioning itself as the first point of entry for international investors interested in South American tech companies.
—Angelica Mari, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2024
Days old and desperately thin, Baby Malak didn’t even have a name when she was taken to the Emirati Hospital in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah.
—Erin McLaughlin, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
Israeli military reporters say the troop withdrawal will allow civilians who escaped to Rafah, Gaza's southernmost city, to return.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024
If Israel presses ahead with its apparent determination to launch a ground offensive to root out Hamas in Rafah, Gaza's southernmost city, the humanitarian catastrophe could escalate.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2024
The Israeli offensive began in the north of Gaza and has pushed all the way to the outskirts of the southernmost city of Rafah, on the Egyptian border.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2024
The ship, operated by Royal Caribbean, was about 57 miles off Great Inagua, the southernmost island of the Bahamas, located near the eastern tip of Cuba, the Coast Guard said in a statement on X, formerly Twitter.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
The imagery shows that the northernmost and southernmost vehicles were more than a mile and a half apart.
—Aric Toler, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
In the southernmost tip of Brazil, the state of Rio Grande do Sul is investing in the evolution of its technology scene and positioning itself as the first point of entry for international investors interested in South American tech companies.
—Angelica Mari, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Southernmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southernmost. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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