southernmost

[suhth-ern-mohst, -muhst]

adjective

1. farthest south.

Word History and Origins

Origin of southernmost¹

First recorded in 1715–25; southern + -most

Example Sentences

It’s the southernmost prefecture in the Tohoku region, an area of about 25,000 square miles that is famous for its remote beauty.

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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.

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The Lebanese government has made progress dismantling Hezbollah positions and weapons in the southernmost areas of Lebanon, which have long been under Hezbollah’s control and were battered by Israel’s ground and air campaign last year.

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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.

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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.

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