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 …—
Jim Brandenburg
Jim BrandenburgExamples of northernmost in a Sentence
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The Region: The northeastern United States, over to and across the Great Lakes and into the northernmost states of the central and western US.
—Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 22 May 2024
There is perhaps no North Carolina beach destination as fit for family vacations as Duck, the northernmost town on the Outer Banks.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2024
Its wetlands serve as a pit stop for 180 species of migratory birds, including America’s national bird, on their springtime journey towards the ice fields and glaciers at the road’s northernmost reaches.
—Teddy Brokaw, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024
On a recent school day in Del Norte County, Calif., in one of the state's northernmost school districts, 17-year-old Emma Lenover sits at home on the couch.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 15 May 2024
The species was discovered in the Batangas region of Luzon, the northernmost large island of the Philippines.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 13 May 2024
Svalbard is one of the northernmost settlements in the world.
—Sarah Rappaport, Fortune, 10 May 2024
New Hampshire The northernmost region of the Granite State will be in the path of totality, providing prime viewing to those in Coos County.
—The Npr Network, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024
Executives with the three northernmost casinos: the Ocean Casino Resort, Resorts and Hard Rock, are pressing the federal and state governments to expedite a beach replenishment project that was supposed to have been done last year.
—By
wayne Parry, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 22 May 2024
There is perhaps no North Carolina beach destination as fit for family vacations as Duck, the northernmost town on the Outer Banks.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2024
Its wetlands serve as a pit stop for 180 species of migratory birds, including America’s national bird, on their springtime journey towards the ice fields and glaciers at the road’s northernmost reaches.
—Teddy Brokaw, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024
On a recent school day in Del Norte County, Calif., in one of the state's northernmost school districts, 17-year-old Emma Lenover sits at home on the couch.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 15 May 2024
The species was discovered in the Batangas region of Luzon, the northernmost large island of the Philippines.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 13 May 2024
Svalbard is one of the northernmost settlements in the world.
—Sarah Rappaport, Fortune, 10 May 2024
New Hampshire The northernmost region of the Granite State will be in the path of totality, providing prime viewing to those in Coos County.
—The Npr Network, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024
Executives with the three northernmost casinos: the Ocean Casino Resort, Resorts and Hard Rock, are pressing the federal and state governments to expedite a beach replenishment project that was supposed to have been done last year.
—By
wayne Parry, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
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“Northernmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northernmost. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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