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southernmost

American  
[suhth-ern-mohst, -muhst] / ˈsʌð ərnˌmoʊst, -məst /

adjective

  1. farthest south.


southernmost British  
/ ˈsʌðənˌməʊst /

adjective

  1. situated or occurring farthest south

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Etymology

Origin of southernmost

First recorded in 1715–25; southern + -most

Example Sentences

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This study supports the objectives of the Australian Antarctic Science Decadal Strategy 2025-2035, a long-term initiative to understand and address the sweeping changes underway in Earth's southernmost region.

From Science Daily • Nov. 6, 2025

Rapid development in the coastal region of Comporta has alarmed locals and environmentalists, who fear a repeat of the unchecked growth seen in Portugal's southernmost Algarve province, long a package holiday destination.

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025

On a family trip to Key West, the southernmost point of the continental U.S. was so mobbed; we could only take a picture of the mob.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Flames have reached the southernmost point of the well-traveled McKinley Grove Road, which is being used “as a major containment feature,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025

The lower end of Kerm Land, the mountainous southernmost peninsula of the Karhide semi-continent, is, like the north, glaciated.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin