southernmost
adjective
south·ern·most
ˈsə-t͟hərn-ˌmōst 
: furthest to the south
… the world's southernmost range of polar bears …—
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And for those seeking more revelry than chills, the island’s 10-day Fantasy Fest transforms the southernmost city into a party that even rivals Mardi Gras.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
In the 19th century, for example, Charles Darwin made an expensive voyage to the southernmost tip of the Americas, visiting many other places en route, including his famous trek through the Galapagos Islands.
—Ryan Summers, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Binoculars swinging from their necks, the group heads across North West Street and traipses through the government campus toward the Statehouse whose southernmost lawns host more habitat for migrating birds.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
The northernmost sequoias grow in Tahoe National Forest, and the southernmost groves are in Sequoia National Forest northeast of Bakersfield.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
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Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
In the 19th century, for example, Charles Darwin made an expensive voyage to the southernmost tip of the Americas, visiting many other places en route, including his famous trek through the Galapagos Islands.
—Ryan Summers, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Binoculars swinging from their necks, the group heads across North West Street and traipses through the government campus toward the Statehouse whose southernmost lawns host more habitat for migrating birds.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
The northernmost sequoias grow in Tahoe National Forest, and the southernmost groves are in Sequoia National Forest northeast of Bakersfield.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Southernmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southernmost. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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