ultima thule

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

ultima Thule
    n 1: the geographical region believed by ancient geographers to
         be the northernmost land in the inhabited world [syn:
         {Thule}, {ultima Thule}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Ultima \Ul"ti*ma\ ([u^]l"i[i^]*m[.a]), a. [L., fem. of ultimus
   last.]
   Most remote; furthest; final; last.
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   {Ultima ratio} [L.], the last reason or argument; the last
      resort.

   {Ultima Thule}. [L.] See {Thule}.
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