northermost
northermost — adjective
- northermostpositive
- more northermostcomparative
- most northermostsuperlative
1. located at or being the point that is farther north than any other in a particul
located at or being the point that is farther north than any other in a particular area, country, or group
The northermost tip of Sweden lies well inside the Arctic Circle.
the northermost tip of [place]
Trang visited the northermost island in the chain during her sailing trip.
Brandon's team set up a weather station at the northermost edge of the ice field.
The city of Hammerfest was once described as the northermost town in Europe.
Roya took the railway to the northermost stop on the line last winter.
- northernmost
standard modern spelling; identical meaning
- farthest north
phrasal equivalent, often used in descriptions
- southernmost
the point farthest south
- southmost
less common variant of 'southernmost'
用法筆記
Also spelled 'northernmost', which is much more common in modern English. 'Northermost' is a historical variant still found in some place names and older texts.