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

Take a Day Trip to Boca Chica Beach Located within the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge on the southernmost stretch of the Texas coastline, Boca Chica Beach spans the spot where the Rio Grande River empties into the Gulf of Mexico. —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025

Hanko Best for: small-town charm and island-hopping Location: southern Finland Hanko is Finland’s southernmost point. —Becca Blond, AFAR Media, 1 Aug. 2025

The crisis has unfolded against the backdrop of a long-standing territorial dispute with Japan, which maintains its claim to the southernmost four islands—known in Japan as the Northern Territories. —Barney Henderson robert Birsel john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025

The faceoff will be the southernmost outdoor game in NHL history. —Kaitlyn Pohly, Miami Herald, 16 July 2025

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