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

Examples of northernmost in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The northernmost parts of the state will see the smallest amount of the eclipse, while cities to the south will experience more. Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024 Oceanside’s northernmost beaches are replenished annually, usually in the spring, with sand dredged from the channel into the city’s harbor. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2024 Conservationists worry the northernmost jaguar population in Sonora has a limited gene pool because it is largely isolated from cats across the range. Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 25 Jan. 2024 Other storms have since pummeled the northernmost portion of the state, including the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa's land, and residents of the area said having a program like this one in place would be beneficial. Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024 The imagery shows that the northernmost and southernmost vehicles were more than a mile and a half apart. Aric Toler, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024 The Endeavour worked its way to the country’s northernmost point, which Cook named York Cape (and which is now called Cape York). Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024 The northernmost outpost for the Sophora genus is in Hawaiʻi, where Sophora chrysophylla is the primary food source for the palila, a critically endangered honeycreeper. Daniel Lewis, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024 While the patio, which transports you to a hidden pocket of lush greenery, is closed for the winter, Bodhi is still well worth a trip to the northernmost corner of Mass Ave. The Indianapolis Star, 15 Feb. 2024

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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 26 Apr. 2024.

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