Ross, Northern Territory
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| Coordinates: 23°44′47″S 133°54′07″E / 23.7463°S 133.902°E[1] | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Northern Territory | ||||||||||||
| City | Alice Springs | ||||||||||||
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| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 709 (2016 census)[5] | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+9:30 (ACST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 0870 | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 28.9 °C (84.0 °F)[6] | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 13.3 °C (55.9 °F)[6] | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 282.8 mm (11.13 in)[6] | ||||||||||||
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Ross is an outer suburb of the town of Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory, Australia. It is on the traditional Country of the Arrernte people.[7]
The suburb is named after John Ross, who explored the area in 1870.[1]
Ross is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Braitling and the local government area of the Town of Alice Springs.[3][2][1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Place Names Register Extract – Ross". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. 4 April 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Division of Braitling". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Lingiari". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ross (NT) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ross (NT)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ "A Brief History". Alice Springs Town Council. Retrieved 17 April 2024.