Cape Billings

Cape Billings (Russian: Мыс Биллингса - Mys Billingsa), is a headland on the northern coast of Chukotka, Russian Federation to the west of Cape Schmidt.[1]

Cape Billings
Мыс Биллингса
Location of Cape Billings
LocationChukotka,  Russia
Coordinates69°51′0″N 176°8′0″E
Offshore water bodiesEast Siberian Sea
AreaRussian Far East

Geography

The shore in the area around Cape Billings is bounded by narrow landspits, beach ridges and swales enclosing a series of coastal inshore lagoons, with the Long Strait lies north of this headland. The Chukchi settlement of Billings, 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 is located about 65 km to the east of Cape Billings.

Climate

Cape Billings has a Tundra climate (ET)[2] because the warmest month has an average temperature between 0 °C (32 °F) and 10 °C (50 °F).

Climate data for Cape Billings (Climate ID:25062)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 7.8
(46.0)		 5.5
(41.9)		 6.2
(43.2)		 9.1
(48.4)		 12.8
(55.0)		 24.6
(76.3)		 29.0
(84.2)		 25.5
(77.9)		 18.1
(64.6)		 10.9
(51.6)		 5.2
(41.4)		 6.0
(42.8)		 29.0
(84.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −26.9
(−16.4)		 −26.8
(−16.2)		 −24.7
(−12.5)		 −17.8
(0.0)		 −5.3
(22.5)		 1.7
(35.1)		 3.9
(39.0)		 3.5
(38.3)		 0.3
(32.5)		 −8.1
(17.4)		 −16.9
(1.6)		 −23.7
(−10.7)		 −11.7
(10.9)
Record low °C (°F) −49.3
(−56.7)		 −50.7
(−59.3)		 −45.3
(−49.5)		 −40.6
(−41.1)		 −33.8
(−28.8)		 −13
(9)		 −3.9
(25.0)		 −6.1
(21.0)		 −16.3
(2.7)		 −33.9
(−29.0)		 −40.4
(−40.7)		 −45.4
(−49.7)		 −50.7
(−59.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 11
(0.4)		 9
(0.4)		 7
(0.3)		 10
(0.4)		 11
(0.4)		 16
(0.6)		 27
(1.1)		 27
(1.1)		 22
(0.9)		 21
(0.8)		 18
(0.7)		 11
(0.4)		 190
(7.5)
Source: Roshydromet[3]

Wildlife

The Fuzzy hermit crab (Pagurus trigonocheirus) inhabits the waters off Cape Billings.[4]

Etymology

This cape was named after British Captain Joseph Billings (1758–1806) who was at the service of the Russian Imperial Navy during Empress Catherine II of Russia's reign.[5]

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References
  1. Location from Worldmaps
  2. McKnight and Hess, pp.235-7
  3. "Climate of Cape Billings" (in Russian). Weather and Climate (Погода и климат). Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  4. "Fuzzy hermit crab". doi:10.1023/A:1021842123310. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. Мыс Биллингса — статья из Большой советской энциклопедии
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