# Orton Reef

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'''Orton Reef''' ({{coord|66|16|S|110|33|E|display=inline,title}}) is a reef with a least depth of 2 ft in the north part of [Newcomb Bay](/source/Newcomb_Bay), located 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) north of [Molholm Island](/source/Molholm_Island) in the [Windmill Islands](/source/Windmill_Islands). Discovered and charted in February 1957 by a party from the USS [Wilkes Station](/source/Wilkes_Station), who assisted in an ANARE ([Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions](/source/Australian_National_Antarctic_Research_Expeditions)) survey of Newcomb Bay in the 1961–62 season.

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Category:Reefs of Antarctica
Category:Landforms of Wilkes Land

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