Ross, Northern Territory Explained

Type:suburb
Ross
City:Alice Springs
State:nt
Coordinates:-23.7463°N 133.902°W
Coord Ref:[1]
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12
Pop:709
Postcode:0870
Timezone:ACST
Utc:+9:30
Lga:Town of Alice Springs
Stategov:Braitling[2]
Fedgov:Lingiari[3]
Maxtemp:28.9
Maxtemp Footnotes:[4]
Mintemp:13.3
Rainfall:282.8
Near-N:Mount Johns
Near-Ne:Hale
Near-E:Hale
Near-Se:Amoonguna
Near-S:Connellan
Near-Sw:Kilgariff
Near-W:Ilparpa
Near-Nw:Flynn

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.[5]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Place Names Register Extract – Ross . NT Place Names Register . Northern Territory Government . 7 April 2020 . 4 April 2007.
  2. Web site: Division of Braitling . Northern Territory Electoral Commission. 28 July 2019.
  3. Web site: Federal electoral division of Lingiari. Australian Electoral Commission. 12 June 2019.
  4. Web site: Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT (nearest weather station) . Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. 7 April 2020.
  5. Web site: A Brief History . 2024-04-17 . Alice Springs Town Council . en-AU.