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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An expansion into Idaho would mark the chain's westernmost location, which is currently positioned in Berthoud, Colorado.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 18 July 2025
Few tourists venture deep into Spain’s landlocked region of Extremadura, which shares its westernmost border with Portugal.
—Fiona Govan, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
However, parts of West Texas — including Midland-Odessa, El Paso and the westernmost areas of the South Plains and Panhandle — are forecast to experience below-normal temperatures.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
As Union victories mounted in the east, die-hard secessionists fled to Texas, the westernmost state in the Confederacy, far from the fighting, with as many as 150,000 enslaved people in tow.
—David Wright Faladé, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 18 July 2025
Few tourists venture deep into Spain’s landlocked region of Extremadura, which shares its westernmost border with Portugal.
—Fiona Govan, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
However, parts of West Texas — including Midland-Odessa, El Paso and the westernmost areas of the South Plains and Panhandle — are forecast to experience below-normal temperatures.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
As Union victories mounted in the east, die-hard secessionists fled to Texas, the westernmost state in the Confederacy, far from the fighting, with as many as 150,000 enslaved people in tow.
—David Wright Faladé, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
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“Westernmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/westernmost. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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