Cape Billings (Russian: Мыс Биллингса - Mys Billingsa), is a headland on the northern coast of Chukotka, Russian Federation to the west of Cape Schmidt. The shore in the area around cape Billings is bounded by narrow landspits, beach ridges and swales enclosing a series of coastal inshore lagoons.
Cape Billings is a geographic landmark separating the East Siberian Sea coast from the Chukchi Sea coast of Chukotka.[citation needed] The De Long Strait lies north of this landhead.
The Fuzzy hermit crab (Pagurus trigonocheirus) inhabits the waters off Cape Billings.
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.
The Chukchi settlement of Gytkhelen, is located close to Cape Billings. There is a curious series of linked oval lakes of decreasing along the shore.
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Coordinates: 69°52′15″N 176°09′30″W / 69.87083°N 176.15833°W
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