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• A promontory is a prominent mass of land which overlooks lower laying land or a body of water (e.g., a Peninsula).
• In anatomy, a promontory is a projecting part. Especially: (a) the projecting angle of the ventral side of the sacrum where it joins the last lumbar vertebra; (b) a prominence on the inner wall of the tympanum of the ear.
• The first Transcontinental Railroad in North America—constructed simultaneously beginning from the west coast ( Sacramento, California) and from the more populated east (starting in Omaha, Nebraska)—was joined at Promontory, Utah, near Promontory Summit, north of the Great Salt Lake.
• A place called Promontory Point, UtahPromontory Point is a locale in southern Box Elder County, Utah, centered approximately at 41°13'20"N, 112°24'38"W, with an elevation of 1285 meters (4217 feet) above sea level. It is located on a promontory ( peninsula) in the northern part of the Great is on Promontory Point, a capeA cape is a coastal landform extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake. A cape is usually more than just a headland and peninsula, having considerable effects on the directions of ocean currents around them. The most important capes : Cap jutting out into the Great Salt Lake.