1) Ross Sea. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Ross Sea, arm of the Pacific Ocean, Antarctica, between Victoria Land and Marie Byrd Land. It was discovered in 1841 by Sir James Clark Ross, a British explorer....
2) Ross Island. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Ross Island, in the Ross Sea, Antarctica, on the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. Part of the Ross Dependency, the island is separated from Victoria Land by McMurdo Sound....
3) Ross, John. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Ross, John, whose name in Cherokee is Kooweskoowe (koo´wis´koowe´) (KEY) , 1790-1866, Native American chief, b. near Lookout Mt., Tenn., of Scottish and Cherokee...
4) Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Kübler-Ross, Elisabeth, (koo´blr-ros´) (KEY) , 1926-, American psychiatrist, b. Switzerland. After studying medicine at the Univ. of Zurich (M.D. 1957), Kubler-Ross...
5) Perot, H. Ross. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Perot, H. Ross, (Henry Ross Perot), 1930-, American business executive and political leader, b. Texarkana, Tex., grad. Annapolis, 1953. In 1957 he resigned his commission...
6) Ross, Barney. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Ross, Barney, 1909-67, American boxer, b. New York City. His original name was Barnet Rosofsky. After an amateur career, Ross turned professional in 1929 and lost...
7) Ross, Robert. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Ross, Robert, 1766-1814, British general. He served against the French in the Netherlands, in Egypt, and in the Peninsular War. In the War of 1812 he defeated a U.S....
8) Ross, Alexander. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Ross, Alexander, 1783-1856, Canadian fur trader and pioneer, b. Scotland. He went to Canada in 1805, taught school in Upper Canada, and in 1810 left for Oregon as...
9) Macdonald, Ross. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Macdonald, Ross, pseud. of Kenneth Millar, 1915-83, American novelist, b. Los Gatos, Calif. He was educated in Canada and at the Univ. of Michigan. Macdonald's mystery...
10) Ross, Harold Wallace. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Ross, Harold Wallace, 1892-1951, American editor, b. Aspen, Colo. He founded the New Yorker magazine in 1925 and was its influential managing editor until his death....
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