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 moon spends several months near its northernmost point—in a position so close to alignment at the Octagon that the average viewer doesn’t see the difference.
—Kevin Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2025
The largest celebration of July 4th overseas takes place in the northernmost reaches of Denmark, in Jutland.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 8 May 2025
Many of the houses in Beit Lahia, in the northernmost part of Gaza, were not simply damaged but flattened.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
As a kid growing up on the northernmost tip of Germany, the man born Stefan Kozalla was hooked on the disparate anarchy of the Muppets and Public Enemy and the otherworldly pop of the Human League and Alphaville.
—Laura Snapes, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2025
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Kevin Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2025
The largest celebration of July 4th overseas takes place in the northernmost reaches of Denmark, in Jutland.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 8 May 2025
Many of the houses in Beit Lahia, in the northernmost part of Gaza, were not simply damaged but flattened.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
As a kid growing up on the northernmost tip of Germany, the man born Stefan Kozalla was hooked on the disparate anarchy of the Muppets and Public Enemy and the otherworldly pop of the Human League and Alphaville.
—Laura Snapes, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Northernmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northernmost. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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