northernmost

Thân thiện

Alaska is the northernmost state in the United States.

Definition

1. Adjective: Situated farthest north; being the most northern in location or direction.

Usage

• This adjective is used to describe the geographic location of a place, region, or point that is the farthest north within a defined group or area.
• It is typically used attributively (before a noun) or predicatively (after a linking verb like 'is' or 'was').
• It is a superlative form, so it implies a comparison among three or more northern items, identifying the one with the highest latitude.

Examples

• The expedition aimed to reach the northernmost point of the island.
• This village is the northernmost settlement in the entire province.
• The northernmost regions of the country experience polar night in winter.

Advanced Usage

• "the northernmost of": Used to specify the group being compared.
  • This cape is the northernmost of all the coastal landmarks.
• In technical or geographic writing, it can be used with abstract boundaries.
  • The treaty defined the northernmost extent of the maritime zone.

Variants and Related Words

• North (adjective): Lying toward or situated in the north.
• Northern (adjective): Of, relating to, or characteristic of the north.
• Northerly (adjective & adverb): In a northern direction; situated toward the north.
• Northward (adjective & adverb): Toward the north.

Synonyms

• Uppermost (in a northern context)
• Farthest north
• Most northerly

Antonyms

• Southernmost
• Farthest south

Học thuật

Adjective

1. situated farthest north
   • Alaska is our northernmost state

Từ đồng nghĩa

• northmost