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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His sweeping overview of life and ice at the northernmost latitudes offers a crucial exploration of the Arctic of our time and the things that scientists are still learning from it.
—Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2025
One will be based at Camp Kamifurano on Hokkaido—Japan's northernmost island, separated from Russia by sea—and the other at Camp Ebino in Miyazaki Prefecture on Kyushu.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
In the northernmost areas of the United States, daylight hours will shorten by about 100 minutes over month of September.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
House District 33 includes Edwardsville, much of Bonner Springs, the southwest corner of Kansas City, Kansas, and the northernmost tip of Lake Quivira.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2025
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Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2025
One will be based at Camp Kamifurano on Hokkaido—Japan's northernmost island, separated from Russia by sea—and the other at Camp Ebino in Miyazaki Prefecture on Kyushu.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
In the northernmost areas of the United States, daylight hours will shorten by about 100 minutes over month of September.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
House District 33 includes Edwardsville, much of Bonner Springs, the southwest corner of Kansas City, Kansas, and the northernmost tip of Lake Quivira.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Northernmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northernmost. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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