Fort Ross | |
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Abandoned trading post | |
 The post's store building in 2017 | |
 Map indicating Fort Ross, with nearby settlements shown | |
  Fort Ross Fort Ross location in Nunavut  Fort Ross Fort Ross (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 72°00′N 094°14′W / 72.000°N 94.233°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Region | Kitikmeot |
| Established | 1937 |
| Founded by | Hudson's Bay Company |
| Named for | John Ross and James Clark Ross |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC-07:00 (MST) |
Fort Ross is an abandoned former trading post on Somerset Island, in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada. Founded in 1937, it was the last trading post to be established by the Hudson's Bay Company. It was operational for only eleven years, being abandoned in 1948, as severe ice conditions in the surrounding waters made the site hard to reach and economically unviable.[3]
- ^ "Fort Ross". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
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toolwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Northwest Passage: The National visits Canada's North". CBC News. 27 October 2006. Archived from the original on 3 November 2006. Retrieved 14 August 2008.