westernmost
adjective
west·ern·most
ˈwe-stərn-ˌmōst 
: furthest to the west
… wild species in the westernmost Amazon of Colombia and Ecuador.—
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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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Kona storm to last all week The storm's effects are expected to begin later March 10 with flash flooding risks to Kauai and Oahu, the westernmost Hawaiian Islands, and moisture will spread eastward to the rest of the state through at least March 14, the weather service said.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Lech nestles along the eponymous river, tucked in amongst Austria’s westernmost mountains.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
That location a few weeks ago marked one of the westernmost points recorded for a great white shark in the Gulf and was considered unusual behavior, researchers told news agency SWNS.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 1 Feb. 2026
The first phase of the project includes a 56-hour closure of the six westernmost lanes of the I-5 freeway toward Tijuana from San Ysidro, as well as the Camino de la Plaza I-5 south on-ramp.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Lech nestles along the eponymous river, tucked in amongst Austria’s westernmost mountains.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
That location a few weeks ago marked one of the westernmost points recorded for a great white shark in the Gulf and was considered unusual behavior, researchers told news agency SWNS.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 1 Feb. 2026
The first phase of the project includes a 56-hour closure of the six westernmost lanes of the I-5 freeway toward Tijuana from San Ysidro, as well as the Camino de la Plaza I-5 south on-ramp.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
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“Westernmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/westernmost. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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