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
The view in the photographs is near the western boundary of the westernmost county in Kansas …—Thomas & Geraldine Vale
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The first phase of the project includes a 56-hour closure of the six westernmost lanes of the I-5 freeway toward Tijuana from San Ysidro, as well as the Camino de la Plaza I-5 south on-ramp.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, which also operates F-35C jets, continued its operations in the Philippine Sea on Monday following its visit to Guam—the westernmost U.S. territory—according to U.S. Naval Institute News.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
One of the epicenters of contemporary book banning is Escambia County, Florida, on the westernmost edge of the Panhandle.
—tumblr.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Bird Island is another gem located on the westernmost end of the Brunswick Islands.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Westernmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/westernmost. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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