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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That toll only looks set to rise as Israel focuses its military might on Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city that sits on the border with Egypt.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 24 Apr. 2024
After it was first detected in South America, in birds in Colombia in October 2022, the virus swept down the Pacific coast to Tierra del Fuego, the southernmost tip of the continent, and up the Atlantic coast.
—Emily Anthes, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
On a balmy Tuesday evening at the southernmost tip of Manhattan, guests ascended the gilded staircase of Cipriani to celebrate the PPGNY Annual Spring Into Action Gala.
—Lea Donenberg, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024
The Israeli Air Force was set to begin dropping leaflets on parts of Rafah on Monday, two Israeli sources said, amid preparations for a ground offensive into Gaza’s southernmost city where more than 1 million people are sheltering.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
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
Alexander Smith, NBC News, 24 Apr. 2024
After it was first detected in South America, in birds in Colombia in October 2022, the virus swept down the Pacific coast to Tierra del Fuego, the southernmost tip of the continent, and up the Atlantic coast.
—Emily Anthes, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
On a balmy Tuesday evening at the southernmost tip of Manhattan, guests ascended the gilded staircase of Cipriani to celebrate the PPGNY Annual Spring Into Action Gala.
—Lea Donenberg, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024
The Israeli Air Force was set to begin dropping leaflets on parts of Rafah on Monday, two Israeli sources said, amid preparations for a ground offensive into Gaza’s southernmost city where more than 1 million people are sheltering.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
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
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“Southernmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southernmost. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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