Forrestina Elizabeth Ross (23 June 1860 – 29 March 1936) was a notable New Zealand teacher, mountaineer, journalist and writer. She was born in

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, England, in 1860. She was married to Malcolm Ross. The Forrest Ross Glacier was named after her.

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