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Far North

British

noun

the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of the world

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"We can't even breathe because of the fear of the militias," said Hersi, who regularly drives goods lorries from Bosaso port in the far north of Somalia to Hiiraan province where he lives.

From Barron's

This far north in Senegal, so close to the desert, temperatures can exceed 35C at this time of the year, and there's little or no rainfall.

From BBC

Residents on Mull have lost a legal challenge to a council's decision to build a new school in the far north of the island.

From BBC

However, more than 230 flood alerts are scattered across much of England apart from the far north and East Anglia.

From BBC

At the high end, the bank said, SpaceX could be valued at as much as $1.26 trillion, far north of the $800 billion valuation it targeted as part of a recent secondary stock sale.

From The Wall Street Journal

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