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 …—
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The northernmost portion of the path cuts through Macken Park before moving to the road as the park ends at Clark Ferguson Drive.
—Kansas City Star, 5 July 2025
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force via AP This week, Japan's army conducted its first missile test on Japanese territory, firing a Type 88 short-range surface-to-ship missile on its northernmost main island of Hokkaido.
—John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
In November, 2024, Brigadier General Itzik Cohen remarked that his unit would not bring humanitarian aid to the northernmost part of Gaza, since, according to him, there were not that many people in the region anymore.
—Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 12 June 2025
The allure of the atmospheric Isle of Skye, Scotland’s northernmost island of the Inner Hebrides, is by no means a secret.
—Sarah Wood González, Vogue, 11 June 2025
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Kansas City Star, 5 July 2025
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force via AP This week, Japan's army conducted its first missile test on Japanese territory, firing a Type 88 short-range surface-to-ship missile on its northernmost main island of Hokkaido.
—John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
In November, 2024, Brigadier General Itzik Cohen remarked that his unit would not bring humanitarian aid to the northernmost part of Gaza, since, according to him, there were not that many people in the region anymore.
—Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 12 June 2025
The allure of the atmospheric Isle of Skye, Scotland’s northernmost island of the Inner Hebrides, is by no means a secret.
—Sarah Wood González, Vogue, 11 June 2025
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“Northernmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northernmost. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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