Promontories

promontories that flank the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar

thumb|right|250px|East side of the Freshwater Steps promontory, at the western end of Egmont Bight, [[Dorset, U.K.]] thumb|right|200px|A promontory, on Lake Baikal, Russia A promontory is a raised mass of land that projects into a lowland or a body of water (in which case it is a peninsula). Most promontories either are formed from a hard ridge of rock that has resisted the erosive forces that have removed the softer rock to the sides of it, or are the high ground that remains between two river valleys where they form a confluence. One type of promontory is a headland, or head.

peninsula that forms the southernmost part of the Australian mainland and is located in the state of Victoria

promontory in Luxembourg City

limestone promontory in north western Malta

cape in Portugal

mountain in United States of America