farthermost

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Under the eaves of Central Asia's towering Hindu Kush Mountains lie the farthermost outposts of the British Raj's power in India, in the Northwest Frontier Province.

From Time Magazine Archive

While strict interpretation of Hubble's law would place the farthermost quasars more than 8 billion light-years from the earth, Schmidt refuses to assign a specific distance for any beyond the closest: 3C 273.

From Time Magazine Archive

In other words, this set will guide you safely from Florida to the farthermost Bahamas island.

From Time Magazine Archive

Indeed, using the red shift from some quasars as a yardstick indicates that they could be 10 billion or more light-years away�making them the farthermost objects ever observed in the heavens by astronomers.

From Time Magazine Archive

A stronger and more disagreeable odor proclaimed the presence of an opossum; in fact, its beady eyes could be seen dully glowing in the farthermost corner of the cavity.

From The Black Phantom by Miller, Leo E. (Leo Edward)