James Clark Ross
15 April 1800–3 April 1862
(Person)
British naval officer and explorer. He explored the Arctic with his uncle Sir John Ross and Sir William Parry, and later led his own expedition to Antarctica.
Mentioned in
- Botanical Discovery in New Zealand: The Visiting Botanists
- Castaway on the Auckland Isles
- Islands of Despair
- Manual of the New Zealand Flora.
- New Zealanders and Science
- The Castaways of Disappointment Island
- The Exploration of New Zealand
- The Life of Captain James Cook
- Wrecked on a Reef
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- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
- Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
- National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
- nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.