northernmost

adjective

north·​ern·​most ˈnȯr-t͟hərn-ˌmōst How to pronounce northernmost (audio)
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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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 See All Example Sentences for northernmost

Word History

First Known Use

1577, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of northernmost was in 1577

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“Northernmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northernmost. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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