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A promontory is a prominent mass of land which overlooks lower lying land or a body of water.

Promontory may also refer to:

Promontory Summit, where the United States first transcontinental railroad was completed in Box Elder County, Utah
- Promontory, Utah, an unincorporated community on Promontory Summit
Promontory Mountains, a mountain range in Box Elder County, Utah, United States

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+A '''[[promontory]]''' is a prominent mass of land which overlooks lower lying land or a body of water.
-'''Promontory''' may refer to:
-*[[promontory]], a prominent mass of land which overlooks lower lying land or a body of water
+'''Promontory''' may also refer to:
-*[[Promontory, Utah]], the location where the United States first Transcontinental Railroad was completed
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+== Geology and geography ==
+*[[Promontory Summit]], where the United States first transcontinental railroad was completed in Box Elder County, Utah
+**[[Promontory, Utah]], an unincorporated community on Promontory Summit
+*[[Promontory Mountains]], a mountain range in Box Elder County, Utah, United States
+== Anatomy ==
 *[[Sacral promontory]], in anatomy, the anteriormost portion of the sacrum
-*[[Promontory of the tympanic cavity]], a part of the ear
+*[[Promontory of tympanic cavity]], a part of the ear
+== Other ==
+*"Promontory", a 1992 song from ''[[The Last of the Mohicans (soundtrack)|The Last of the Mohicans]]'' soundtrack
+*[[Promontory Financial Group]], a wholly owned subsidiary of IBM
+*The architecture codename for [[List of AMD chipsets#AM4 chipsets|AMD chipsets for AM4 motherboards]]
+==See also==
+* [[Promontory Point (disambiguation)]]
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+{{Disambiguation}}