northernmost
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of northernmost
Example Sentences
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"This is the first record of a giant squid detected off Western Australia's coast using eDNA protocols and the northernmost record of A. dux in the eastern Indian Ocean," Dr. Kirkendale said.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
That year, President Truman approved construction of Thule Air Base, 750 miles from the North Pole—today it is called Pituffik and is the northernmost American military base on the planet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Paula and Tesco then organised for the last of the bananas to be sent up by plane to North Ronaldsay, the county's northernmost island, on Tuesday morning.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Most of the displaced are now sardined in the city’s quaint Old Quarter, which lies on a promontory jutting out of Tyre’s northernmost tip and is excluded from the evacuation order.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
The entire Twelfth Legion was camped in the northernmost field.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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