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Orton Island

Coordinates: 11°59′42″S 143°14′31″E / 11.995°S 143.242°E / -11.995; 143.242
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Orton Island
Map
Geography
LocationNorthern Australia
Coordinates11°59′42″S 143°14′31″E / 11.995°S 143.242°E / -11.995; 143.242
Area0.11 km2 (0.042 sq mi)
Administration
StateQueensland

Orton Island is an island about 1 km southeast of Cape Grenville in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Queensland, Australia, in Temple Bay about 200 km northeast of Kutini-Payamu National Park and Lockhart River in the Cape York Peninsula. It is around 11 hectares or 0.11 square km in size.[1]

This island is part of the Home Islands.

References

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  1. ^ "Map of Orton Island, QLD".