northernmost

[ nawr-thern-mohstor, especially British, -muhst ]

adjective

1. farthest north.

northernmost

/ ˈnɔːðənˌməʊst /

adjective

1. situated or occurring farthest north

Word History and Origins

Origin of northernmost¹

First recorded in 1710–20; northern + -most

Example Sentences

Similarly, the northernmost bits of Russia, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Canada, and the US have no native snakes, and the southernmost tip of South America is serpent-less as well.

From Popular-Science

As the northernmost municipality along coastal San Diego County, Oceanside seems fed up with feeding everybody else’s beaches.

From Voice of San Diego

I thought I was out of luck for our three northernmost East Coast states.

From Outside Online

Gebru was born and raised in Ethiopia, where an escalating war has ravaged the northernmost Tigray region.

From MIT Technology Review

The Earth’s northernmost region is warming at twice the rate of the rest of the globe.

From Ozy

To the north, the icy southern peaks of the Brooks Range, the northernmost mountain range on the continent, nip at the sky.

From The Daily Beast

We met in Antakya and headed toward the Syrian border in Kilis, Turkey, the northernmost border crossing.

From The Daily Beast

Comprised of seven kingdoms and two regions, it is the northernmost continent in this world.

From The Daily Beast

Libya is in northern Africa, its northernmost region bordered by the Mediterranean Sea.

From The Daily Beast

The night was passed at anchor off the northernmost Coronation Island.

From Project Gutenberg

Sure enough there was another onslaught made against our northernmost post.

From Project Gutenberg

His search brought him at length to the northernmost extremity of the island, where he sat down on the beach to rest.

From Project Gutenberg

In short, this northernmost of the Atlantic colonies appeared to be fast on the way to become a part of New England.

From Project Gutenberg

The northernmost “Celts,” such as the Highland Scotch, are in all probability a specialized offshoot of this race.

From Project Gutenberg