northernmost
adjective
north·ern·most
ˈnȯr-t͟hərn-ˌmōst 
ˈnȯr-t͟hən-
: furthest to the north
Ellesmere, situated 1,000 miles above the Arctic Circle, is the northernmost land in north America. The nearest tree grows 1,200 miles to the south …—
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Other storms have since pummeled the northernmost portion of the state, including the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa's land, and residents of the area said having a program like this one in place would be beneficial.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
The imagery shows that the northernmost and southernmost vehicles were more than a mile and a half apart.
—Aric Toler, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
The Endeavour worked its way to the country’s northernmost point, which Cook named York Cape (and which is now called Cape York).
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
The northernmost outpost for the Sophora genus is in Hawaiʻi, where Sophora chrysophylla is the primary food source for the palila, a critically endangered honeycreeper.
—Daniel Lewis, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
While the patio, which transports you to a hidden pocket of lush greenery, is closed for the winter, Bodhi is still well worth a trip to the northernmost corner of Mass Ave.
—The Indianapolis Star, 15 Feb. 2024
As part of the Sangre de Cristo Land Grant, a Mexican land grant to help establish efforts to settle the northernmost regions, Costilla County is home to the oldest permanent settlements in Colorado.
—Jonathan Shikes, The Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2024
The family’s origins are in Ethiopia’s northernmost region, Tigray, where fighting had pitted the local community against the national government.
—Ayen Deng Bior, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Mar. 2024
At latitude 71 degrees north, the northernmost city of the United States is one of the most far-flung, intriguing, and rewarding places to view the aurora borealis.
—Paul Rubio, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2024
Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
The imagery shows that the northernmost and southernmost vehicles were more than a mile and a half apart.
—Aric Toler, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
The Endeavour worked its way to the country’s northernmost point, which Cook named York Cape (and which is now called Cape York).
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
The northernmost outpost for the Sophora genus is in Hawaiʻi, where Sophora chrysophylla is the primary food source for the palila, a critically endangered honeycreeper.
—Daniel Lewis, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
While the patio, which transports you to a hidden pocket of lush greenery, is closed for the winter, Bodhi is still well worth a trip to the northernmost corner of Mass Ave.
—The Indianapolis Star, 15 Feb. 2024
As part of the Sangre de Cristo Land Grant, a Mexican land grant to help establish efforts to settle the northernmost regions, Costilla County is home to the oldest permanent settlements in Colorado.
—Jonathan Shikes, The Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2024
The family’s origins are in Ethiopia’s northernmost region, Tigray, where fighting had pitted the local community against the national government.
—Ayen Deng Bior, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Mar. 2024
At latitude 71 degrees north, the northernmost city of the United States is one of the most far-flung, intriguing, and rewarding places to view the aurora borealis.
—Paul Rubio, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2024
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“Northernmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northernmost. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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