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northernmost

American  
[nawr-thern-mohst, -muhst] / ˈnɔr ðərnˌmoʊst, -məst /

adjective

  1. farthest north.


northernmost British  
/ ˈnɔːðənˌməʊst /

adjective

  1. situated or occurring farthest north

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of northernmost

First recorded in 1710–20; northern + -most

Example Sentences

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Many of the largest fires, including those sending smoke into the U.S., are in the remote, northernmost reaches of Ontario, where there are no highways, roads or people.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

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

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

The researchers also combined ecological monitoring records with interviews conducted in Norrbotten, Sweden's northernmost county.

From Science Daily Jun. 1, 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

‘It’s said to be the furthest peak at the Northernmost end of the High Mountains. Well, here we are, at the northernmost end of the High Mountains. Where is it?’

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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