Cape Billings (russian: Мыс Биллингса - ''Mys Billingsa''), is a headland on the northern coast of Chukotka,

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to the west of

Cape Schmidt Cape Schmidt ( rus, Мыс Шми́дта; ''Mys Shmidta'' or Мыс Отто Шмидта; ''Mys Otto Shmidta''; Chukchi: Ир-Каппея ; ''Il-Kappeya''), formerly known as Cape North, is a headland in the Chukchi Sea, part of Iultinsky Di ...

Geography

The shore in the area around Cape Billings is bounded by narrow landspits, beach ridges and

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s enclosing a series of coastal inshore lagoons, with the

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lies north of this headland. The Chukchi settlement of

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, is located close to the cape. There is a curious series of linked oval lakes of decreasing size along the shore towards west from the cape.

Cape Yakan Cape Yakan (russian: Мыс Якан – ''Mys Yakan'') is a headland on the northern coast of Chukotka, Russian Federation. This conspicuous cape, whose name in the Chukchi language means "use", was mentioned by Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld in his ...

is located about 65 km to the east of Cape Billings.

Climate

Cape Billings has a

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climate (''ET'') because the warmest month has an average temperature between and .

Wildlife

The Fuzzy hermit crab ''(Pagurus trigonocheirus)'' inhabits the waters off Cape Billings.

Etymology

This cape was named after British Captain

Joseph Billings Joseph Billings (17581806) was an English navigator, hydrographer and explorer who spent the most significant part of his life in Russian service. Life Early life Joseph Billings was likely born in Yarmouth, the son of a fisherman of the same na ...

(1758–1806) who was at the service of the

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during Empress Catherine II of Russia's reign.Биллингс Иосиф Иосифович

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References

External links

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