A promontory is a raised mass of land that projects into a lowland or a body of water; when it projects into water it is also called a peninsula. Most form either where a ridge of harder rock resists erosion while the softer rock around it wears away, or where higher ground survives between two river valleys that meet at a confluence.
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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)
Caused By: Erosion, Lead section (caused-by Erosion)
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.
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