westernmost
adjective
west·ern·most
ˈwe-stərn-ˌmōst 
: furthest to the west
… wild species in the westernmost Amazon of Colombia and Ecuador.—
Richard Evans Schultes
Richard Evans SchultesThe view in the photographs is near the western boundary of the westernmost county in Kansas …—Thomas & Geraldine Vale
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On April 17, the Michael Monsoor made a port call on the island of Guam, the westernmost U.S. territory, which forms part of the Second Island Chain, part of a U.S. containment strategy designed to restrict China's military access to the Pacific Ocean in the event of conflict.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
The Japanese Defense Ministry confirmed that two Chinese drones were detected flying between Taiwan and Japan's westernmost island of Yonaguni on Monday.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Brier Island, Nova Scotia Perched at the westernmost tip of Nova Scotia, Brier Island serves as one of the Bay of Fundy’s top destinations for seabird watching.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
The second chain stretches from Japan to the island of New Guinea via Guam, which is the westernmost U.S. territory that serves as a military hub.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
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Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
The Japanese Defense Ministry confirmed that two Chinese drones were detected flying between Taiwan and Japan's westernmost island of Yonaguni on Monday.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Brier Island, Nova Scotia Perched at the westernmost tip of Nova Scotia, Brier Island serves as one of the Bay of Fundy’s top destinations for seabird watching.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
The second chain stretches from Japan to the island of New Guinea via Guam, which is the westernmost U.S. territory that serves as a military hub.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Westernmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/westernmost. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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