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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:

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 tympanic cavity, a part of the ear

Other

"Promontory", a 1992 song from The Last of the Mohicans soundtrack
Promontory Financial Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of IBM
The architecture codename for AMD chipsets for AM4 motherboards

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+{{wiktionary|promontory}}
-The term '''promontory''' has several similar meanings in English, including geographical names:
-* A '''promontory''' is a prominent mass of [[land]] which overlooks lower laying land or a [[water|body of water]] (example: [[Crown Point, Oregon]]).
+A '''[[promontory]]''' is a prominent mass of land which overlooks lower lying land or a body of water.
-* 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]]&mdash;constructed simultaneously beginning from the west coast ([[Sacramento, California]]) and from the more populated east ([[St. Louis, Missouri]])&mdash;was joined at [[Promontory, Utah]], near [[Promontory Summit]], north of the [[Great Salt Lake]].
-* A place called [[Promontory Point, Utah]] is on '''Promontory Point''', a [[cape]] jutting out into the [[Great Salt Lake]].
+'''Promontory''' may also refer to:
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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 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)]]
+{{Disambiguation}}