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
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
But there’s more to do at the southernmost point than imbibe. Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 8 May 2025 The atoll is closer to the Philippine main island, Luzon, than China's southernmost province, Hainan. Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025 Nothing is normal these days in Point Roberts, which is located on the southernmost tip of the Tsawwassen peninsula, about 25 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia. Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2025 This southernmost coast of Los Angeles County is home to the Port of Los Angeles – the nation’s largest – and the Port of Long Beach, the second-largest. Ali Martin, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for southernmost

Word History

First Known Use

1591, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of southernmost was in 1591

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Southernmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southernmost. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!