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Ross River
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Etymology
Queensland Named in 1864 after William Alfred Ross (–1887), first publican of the settlement who later became a mayor of Townsville in 1868.
Yukon Named in 1843 by Robert Campbell after Donald Ross, a chief factor of the Hudson’s Bay Company.
Proper noun
Ross River 1
en river in northern s/Queensland c/Australia, flowing through the city of Townsville.
en tributary riv/Eastmain River in r/Nord-du-Québec p/Quebec c/Canada.
en tributary riv/Pelly River terr/Yukon c/Canada.
Proper noun
Ross River
en unincorporated community terr/Yukon c/Canada, located where the river of the same name meets the Pelly River.
en eponyms