westernmost
adjective
west·ern·most
ˈwe-stərn-ˌmōst 
: furthest to the west
… wild species in the westernmost Amazon of Colombia and Ecuador.—
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Richard Evans SchultesThe view in the photographs is near the western boundary of the westernmost county in Kansas …—Thomas & Geraldine Vale
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In the earliest days, the fact that the band came from Duluth, Minnesota, a small city at the westernmost tip of Lake Superior, whose name is synonymous with the sensation of cold for anyone who has immersed their body in it, was the third most important thing to know about Low.
—Mark Richardson, Pitchfork, 15 Mar. 2026
Kona storm to last all week The storm's effects are expected to begin later March 10 with flash flooding risks to Kauai and Oahu, the westernmost Hawaiian Islands, and moisture will spread eastward to the rest of the state through at least March 14, the weather service said.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Set dramatically on the westernmost tip of Lake Superior, Minnesota's northern hub tells stories of grit and grandeur.
—Jacqueline Kehoe, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2026
It was erected at the westernmost entrance to the city of Tehran.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
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Mark Richardson, Pitchfork, 15 Mar. 2026
Kona storm to last all week The storm's effects are expected to begin later March 10 with flash flooding risks to Kauai and Oahu, the westernmost Hawaiian Islands, and moisture will spread eastward to the rest of the state through at least March 14, the weather service said.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Set dramatically on the westernmost tip of Lake Superior, Minnesota's northern hub tells stories of grit and grandeur.
—Jacqueline Kehoe, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2026
It was erected at the westernmost entrance to the city of Tehran.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Westernmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/westernmost. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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