promontories
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Promontories — Promontory Prom on*to*ry, n.; pl. {Promontories}. [ L. promonturium, promunturium; pro before + mons, montis, mountain: cf. F. promontoire. See {Mount}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Phys. Geog.) A high point of land or rock projecting into the sea… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
promontories — prom·on·to·ry || prÉ‘mÉ™ntÉ”rɪ / prÉ’mÉ™ntrɪ n. headland, bluff, high point of land or rock that projects out over water … English contemporary dictionary
Pillars of Hercules — promontories flanking the Straits of Gibraltar Abyla in Africa facing Gibraltar in Europe … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
Coast — For other uses, see Coast (disambiguation). A coastline or seashore is the area where land meets the sea or ocean.[1] A precise line that can be called a coastline cannot be determined due to the dynamic nature of tides. The term coastal zone can … Wikipedia
Númenor — Place from J. R. R. Tolkien s legendarium Other names See below Description Island (or continent) Location The Great Sea, west of Middle earth Lifespan … Wikipedia
Wichita Mountains — Range Elk Mountain, in the eastern Wichita Mountains … Wikipedia
Chalcidice — /kal sid euh see/, n. a peninsula in NE Greece. Greek, Khalkidike. * * * ▪ peninsula, Greece Modern Greek Khalkidhikí peninsula, northern Greece, and a nomós (department) terminating in (east–west) the three fingerlike promontories of… … Universalium
Battle of Guadalete — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Guadalete partof=the Muslim conquests caption= date=711 or 712 place=Near a body of water in southern Iberia result=Decisive Muslim victory combatant1=Christian Visigoths combatant2=Muslim Arabs and… … Wikipedia
List of islands of Scotland — This is a list of the islands of Scotland, the mainland of which is part of the island of Great Britain. Also included are various other related tables and lists. The definition of an offshore island used in this list is that it is land that is… … Wikipedia
Interlocking spur — An interlocking spur is a natural feature which occurs in a river s upper course, where upward erosion is the dominant force in determining the river s course. As the river wanders between banks that are far apart, the promontories of the hills… … Wikipedia
Punta del Faro — (also Capo Peloro; Greek: polytonic|Πέλωρος ἄκρα, Ptol.; polytonic|Πελωρίς, Thuc., Dion. Per; polytonic|Πελωριάς, Pol., Strabo; Latin: Pelorus, Peloris, or Pelorias), is the northeastern promontory of Sicily.Historical significanceAs the ancient… … Wikipedia
