Orton Island

Orton Island
Geography
Location Northern Australia
Coordinates 11°59′42″S 143°14′31″E / 11.995°S 143.242°E / -11.995; 143.242Coordinates: 11°59′42″S 143°14′31″E / 11.995°S 143.242°E / -11.995; 143.242
Area 0.11 km2 (0.042 sq mi)
Administration
State Queensland

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 Iron Range 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

  1. ↑ "Map of Orton Island, QLD".


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