southernmost
adjective
south·ern·most
ˈsə-t͟hərn-ˌmōst 
: furthest to the south
… the world's southernmost range of polar bears …—
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Will FergusonBy the time they reached their final destination, Cabo San Pío, the southernmost tip of Tierra del Fuego, they had seen pretty much everything.—Lucas Pollock
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Among fake postings that have stirred outrage: That official agencies aren’t conducting rescues in Brazil’s southernmost state.
—Mauricio Savarese and Gabriela Sá Pessoa, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 May 2024
Today, the southernmost highway in the continental United States carries U.S. Route 1 over the turquoise waters of the Florida Keys via 42 low-slung bridges.
—Teddy Brokaw, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024
And even without a full-scale Rafah invasion, medical facilities in Gaza's southernmost city have been overwhelmed.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
The hopes for a ceasefire deal dimmed after Israeli tanks began invading Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city where more than a million Palestinians have been sheltering, earlier this week.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
But Israel's government again vowed to press on with a military operation in Rafah, the southernmost Gaza city on the border with Egypt where more than half of Gaza's 2.3 million residents now seek shelter from Israeli attacks.
—TIME, 5 May 2024
The final in the 120-mile string of islands known as the Florida Keys, Key West is known for a lot of things: Key lime pie, the famous Key West lighthouse at the southernmost point in the U.S., and Ernest Hemingway's home to name just a few of its hot spots.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 6 May 2024
Earlier Monday, the Israeli military sent out text and voice messages ordering the evacuation of some parts of Rafah, the southernmost city in Gaza that borders with Egypt.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 6 May 2024
The dire situation comes as heavy rain continues to downpour on Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil's southernmost state, according to officials.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 5 May 2024
Mauricio Savarese and Gabriela Sá Pessoa, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 May 2024
Today, the southernmost highway in the continental United States carries U.S. Route 1 over the turquoise waters of the Florida Keys via 42 low-slung bridges.
—Teddy Brokaw, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024
And even without a full-scale Rafah invasion, medical facilities in Gaza's southernmost city have been overwhelmed.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
The hopes for a ceasefire deal dimmed after Israeli tanks began invading Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city where more than a million Palestinians have been sheltering, earlier this week.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
But Israel's government again vowed to press on with a military operation in Rafah, the southernmost Gaza city on the border with Egypt where more than half of Gaza's 2.3 million residents now seek shelter from Israeli attacks.
—TIME, 5 May 2024
The final in the 120-mile string of islands known as the Florida Keys, Key West is known for a lot of things: Key lime pie, the famous Key West lighthouse at the southernmost point in the U.S., and Ernest Hemingway's home to name just a few of its hot spots.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 6 May 2024
Earlier Monday, the Israeli military sent out text and voice messages ordering the evacuation of some parts of Rafah, the southernmost city in Gaza that borders with Egypt.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 6 May 2024
The dire situation comes as heavy rain continues to downpour on Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil's southernmost state, according to officials.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 5 May 2024
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“Southernmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southernmost. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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