Ross River

English

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

the Ross River

1. A river in northern Queensland, Australia, flowing through the city of Townsville.
2. A tributary of the Eastmain River in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada.
3. A tributary of the Pelly River, Yukon, Canada.

Proper noun

Ross River

1. An unincorporated community in Yukon, Canada, located where the river of the same name meets the Pelly River.