southernmost

adjective

south·​ern·​most ˈsə-t͟hərn-ˌmōst How to pronounce southernmost (audio)
: furthest to the south
… the world's southernmost range of polar bears …Will Ferguson
By the time they reached their final destination, Cabo San Pío, the southernmost tip of Tierra del Fuego, they had seen pretty much everything.Lucas Pollock

Examples of southernmost in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Seedlings from southernmost Minnesota or northern Iowa, for example, would be designated as red. Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Mar. 2024 It is located in the Mediterranean Sea and is the southernmost capital on the European mainland. Nora Colomer, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2024 Netanyahu, however, maintains that victory would come just weeks after an invasion of Rafah, the southernmost city in Rafah. Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024 View real artifacts from the shipwreck Isaac Allerton, which sunk in 1856, then climb up the 65-foot lookout tower for a spectacular view of the southernmost key. Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024 The Delta Region hosts the most consistent action, with Port Fourchon (west of the Delta) and Venice (the southernmost Delta port) offering convenient launch facilities and charter fleets. David A. Brown, Field & Stream, 7 Mar. 2024 International buyers are especially enamored with residences along its southernmost Dalmatian Coast and on the islands of Hvar, Korčula and Brač. R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024 Netanyahu has also repeatedly warned of a possible ground offensive against Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city along the border with Egypt, where 1 million Palestinians have sought safety. Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2024 In the southernmost city of Rafah, where more than half of Gaza's people now seek refuge, an Israeli airstrike struck tents outside the Emirati hospital, killing 11 people and wounding about 50, including health workers, the Health Ministry said. Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 3 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1591, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of southernmost was in 1591

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“Southernmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southernmost. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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