westernmost
adjective
west·ern·most
ˈwe-stərn-ˌmōst 
: furthest to the west
… wild species in the westernmost Amazon of Colombia and Ecuador.—
Richard Evans Schultes
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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Sutro Heights, located at the westernmost point of Lands End on the former site of Sutro Baths, is one of the most beautiful places to watch the sunset with views of Ocean Beach.
—Nadia Lopez, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
The westernmost Canadian province, with its vast forest lands and rivers, has had its own experience with out-of-control wildfires, which have leveled entire rural communities.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2025
The westernmost lane of Third Street between Howard and Folsom, the easternmost lane of Fourth Street between Howard and Folsom, and the northernmost travel and parking lane of Folsom between Third and Fourth streets will be closed.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
The drones were operating near Japan's southwestern islands, including one that transited the 67-mile-wide Yonaguni Gap, between Taiwan's east coast and Japan's westernmost island of Yonaguni, from the Philippine Sea to the East China Sea.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
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Nadia Lopez, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
The westernmost Canadian province, with its vast forest lands and rivers, has had its own experience with out-of-control wildfires, which have leveled entire rural communities.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2025
The westernmost lane of Third Street between Howard and Folsom, the easternmost lane of Fourth Street between Howard and Folsom, and the northernmost travel and parking lane of Folsom between Third and Fourth streets will be closed.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
The drones were operating near Japan's southwestern islands, including one that transited the 67-mile-wide Yonaguni Gap, between Taiwan's east coast and Japan's westernmost island of Yonaguni, from the Philippine Sea to the East China Sea.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for westernmost
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“Westernmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/westernmost. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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