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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Chaos at a new aid hub The distribution hub outside Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah was opened Monday by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which has been slated by Israel to take over aid operations.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
Japan Coast Guard The island is the southernmost territory of Japan, located about 1,000 miles south of Tokyo.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Here, the large, crystal lagoon is ringed by the world’s southernmost reef system (rich with rare fish and not subject to the bleaching that has devastated the Great Barrier Reef).
—Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 22 May 2025
Image Israel is razing Rafah, to which Gazans once fled
Last year, a million Palestinians fled to Rafah, the southernmost city in the Gaza Strip, to escape the brunt of Israel’s bombardment in its war against Hamas.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
Japan Coast Guard The island is the southernmost territory of Japan, located about 1,000 miles south of Tokyo.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Here, the large, crystal lagoon is ringed by the world’s southernmost reef system (rich with rare fish and not subject to the bleaching that has devastated the Great Barrier Reef).
—Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 22 May 2025
Image Israel is razing Rafah, to which Gazans once fled
Last year, a million Palestinians fled to Rafah, the southernmost city in the Gaza Strip, to escape the brunt of Israel’s bombardment in its war against Hamas.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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“Southernmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southernmost. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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