Northernmost means furthest north — of a group, the one that sits closest to the North Pole. It is not just northern.

Northernmost means furthest northNorthernmost的意思是「最北」 — of a group, the one that sits closest to the North Pole指一群東西裡，最靠近北極的那一個。It is not just northern它跟northern（北方的）不一樣。

A northern town is somewhere in the north; the northernmost town is the one that beats all the others on that measure. You can say the northernmost island, the northernmost point of the country, our northernmost factory.

A northern town is somewhere in the northA northern town只是位在北方的某個小鎮; the northernmost town is the one that beats all the others on that measurethe northernmost town則是在這個指標上贏過所有其他小鎮的那一個。You can say the northernmost island, the northernmost point of the country, our northernmost factory你可以說the northernmost island（最北的島）、the northernmost point of the country（該國最北端）、our northernmost factory（我們最北的工廠）。

It is a calm, slightly formal word, at home in geography, news, and science. Though actually, people also say most northern, and that is fine in speech; northernmost is the tight one-word shape.

It is a calm, slightly formal word, at home in geography, news, and science這是一個平穩、稍微正式的字，常出現在地理、新聞和科學裡。Though actually不過, people also say most northern人們也會說most northern, and that is fine in speech這在口語裡也沒問題; northernmost is the tight one-word shapenorthernmost則是精煉的單字形式。

There is no everyday word northernest. The matching words for the other edges are southernmost, easternmost, and westernmost.

There is no everyday word northernest並沒有northernest這種日常用字。The matching words for the other edges are southernmost, easternmost, and westernmost其他方向對應的字則是southernmost（最南）、easternmost（最東）、westernmost（最西）。