northernmost

[nawr-thern-mohst, -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

In the Northern Basin and Range region, which runs along the northernmost border with Nevada, it’s 31 days earlier.

From Los Angeles Times

A number of companies hope to use SaxaVord in Unst, the northernmost point in the UK, as a launch site for commercial rockets.

From BBC

A separatist insurgency in the English-speaking provinces as well as jihadists operating in the northernmost region have forced many thousands of Cameroonians from their homes in the past decade.

From BBC

China already describes itself as a "near-Arctic state", even though its northernmost regional capital Harbin is on roughly the same latitude as Venice, Italy.

From BBC

Such an earthquake would probably spawn a catastrophic tsunami for Washington, Oregon and California’s northernmost coastal counties.

From Los Angeles Times