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extreme point

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Noun1.extreme point - the point located farthest from the middle of something
extremum, extreme
extremity - the outermost or farthest region or point
apex, acme, vertex, peak - the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid"


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This, on arriving in Pulteney Street, took the direction of extraordinary hunger, and when that was appeased, changed into an earnest longing to be in bed; such was the extreme point of her distress; for when there she immediately fell into a sound sleep which lasted nine hours, and from which she awoke perfectly revived, in excellent spirits, with fresh hopes and fresh schemes.
Northanger Abbey by Austen, Jane View in context
to the extreme point of Tierra del Fuego, is densely covered by impenetrable forests.
The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context
Near the end, Hall and Billy went out of sight over the south side of the backbone, and when Saxon saw them again they were rounding the extreme point of rock and coming back on the cove side.
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