southernmost

adjective

south·​ern·​most ˈsə-t͟hərn-ˌmōst 

: 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

Efforts to recover more became a sticking point after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tied the reopening of a border crossing in Gaza’s southernmost city, Rafah, to their return. —Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026

The southernmost location in Texas that saw sleet or ice was in Fredericksburg, just west of Austin. —Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Jan. 2026

The southernmost strip of the state and into Texas is expected to see at least a glaze of ice. —Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 21 Jan. 2026

The Sunset Limited, the railroad company’s southernmost route, traverses five states—Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. —Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1591, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for southernmost

• diagnosed
• easternmost
• innermost
• lowermost
• milepost
• northernmost
• outermost
• rearmost
• uppermost
• uttermost
• westernmost
• almost