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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Located in Cranbrook, B.C., roughly 150 kilometres west of Alberta through the Rocky Mountains, the Ice were the westernmost team in the Eastern Conference.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Much of the heaviest snowfall looked set to occur around Maryland and West Virginia, with up to 12 inches predicted in the westernmost part of the former.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
The carrier strike group led by the Liaoning was operating in the waters west of the island of Guam, the westernmost U.S. territory, and east of the Philippines from September 20 to October 1.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
The Aegis Guam System, which defends the westernmost territory of America, launched a Standard Missile-3 Block IIA interceptor missile from Andersen Air Force Base, and successfully intercepted a medium-range ballistic missile target.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Much of the heaviest snowfall looked set to occur around Maryland and West Virginia, with up to 12 inches predicted in the westernmost part of the former.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
The carrier strike group led by the Liaoning was operating in the waters west of the island of Guam, the westernmost U.S. territory, and east of the Philippines from September 20 to October 1.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
The Aegis Guam System, which defends the westernmost territory of America, launched a Standard Missile-3 Block IIA interceptor missile from Andersen Air Force Base, and successfully intercepted a medium-range ballistic missile target.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Westernmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/westernmost. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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