northernmost
adjective
north·ern·most
ˈnȯr-t͟hərn-ˌmōst 
ˈnȯr-t͟hən-
: furthest to the north
Ellesmere, situated 1,000 miles above the Arctic Circle, is the northernmost land in north America. The nearest tree grows 1,200 miles to the south …—
Jim Brandenburg
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Some of the northernmost states could continue to see auroras on Friday night, the map shows.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2025
On that calm Sunday morning on western Lake Superior, about 1,200 miles to the southwest, a long cold front was forming with a warm front attached to its northernmost end and an area of low atmospheric pressure nearby, just having come out of the Rocky Mountains.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 2 Nov. 2025
The other bear species in Japan is the , which only resides on Japan's northernmost islands and is believed to be a subspecies of the Ussuri brown bear, per Bear Conservation.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
In the United States, the celestial display will only be viewable in the northernmost region.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2025
On that calm Sunday morning on western Lake Superior, about 1,200 miles to the southwest, a long cold front was forming with a warm front attached to its northernmost end and an area of low atmospheric pressure nearby, just having come out of the Rocky Mountains.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 2 Nov. 2025
The other bear species in Japan is the , which only resides on Japan's northernmost islands and is believed to be a subspecies of the Ussuri brown bear, per Bear Conservation.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
In the United States, the celestial display will only be viewable in the northernmost region.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Northernmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northernmost. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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