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Brewer's: Bolerium Promontory
$$$ End. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894BoleroBold A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related…Tintagel
(Encyclopedia) TintagelTintageltĭntāˈjəl [key], small town, Cornwall, SW England. It is S of Tintagel Head, a promontory connected to the mainland by a narrow, rocky neck of land. The ruined Tintagel…Dunnet Head
(Encyclopedia) Dunnet Head, sandstone promontory, 341 ft (104 m) high, Highland, NE Scotland. It is the northern extremity of the Scottish mainland.Point Judith
(Encyclopedia) Point Judith, promontory extending into Block Island Sound, S R.I., in the town of Narragansett. A U.S. Coast Guard station and a lighthouse are there.Nordkapp
(Encyclopedia) Nordkapp, promontory: see North Cape, Norway.Wrath, Cape
(Encyclopedia) Wrath, Cape, promontory, Highland, NW Scotland. It is the northwestern extremity of the Scottish mainland. The headland, 368 ft (112 m) high, has a lighthouse.West Quoddy Head
(Encyclopedia) West Quoddy Head, promontory extending into the Atlantic Ocean, SE Maine, SE of Lubec; the easternmost point in the continental United States. A lighthouse is there.Arguello, Point
(Encyclopedia) Arguello, PointArguello, Pointärgwēlˈō [key], promontory, SW Calif., extending W into the Pacific Ocean. A U.S. navy missile-launching complex is nearby.Trogyllium
(Encyclopedia) TrogylliumTrogylliumtrōjĭlˈēəm [key], promontory, W Asia Minor, jutting out into the Aegean Sea just S of Samos. The Acts of the Apostles reports that St. Paul stopped there.Land's End
(Encyclopedia) Land's End, promontory, Cornwall, SW England, forming the westernmost extremity of the English mainland. Of wave-carved granite, it has cliffs c.60 ft (20 m) high. Offshore are reefs…Trending
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