Ross, Northern Territory

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Ross
Alice Springs,  Northern Territory
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Ross
Ross, Northern Territory
Coordinates 23°44′47″S133°54′07″E / 23.7463°S 133.902°E / -23.7463; 133.902 [1]
Population709 (2016 census) [2]
Postcode(s) 0870
Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
LGA(s) Town of Alice Springs [1]
Territory electorate(s) Braitling [3]
Federal division(s) Lingiari [4]
Mean max temp [5] Mean min temp [5] Annual rainfall [5]
28.9 °C
84 °F
13.3 °C
56 °F
282.8 mm
11.1 in
Suburbs around Ross:
Flynn Mount Johns Hale
Ilparpa Ross Hale
Kilgariff Connellan Amoonguna

Ross is a suburb of the town of Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory, Australia.

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. [4] [3] [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Place Names Register Extract – Ross". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. 4 April 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ross (NT)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 June 2017. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. 1 2 "Division of Braitling". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Federal electoral division of Lingiari". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 7 April 2020.