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Encyclopedia > Promontory Point, Utah
Location of Promontory Point, Utah

Promontory Point is a locale in southern Box Elder County, Utah, centered approximately at 41° 13′ 20″ N 112° 24′ 38″ W (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=41_13_20_N_112_24_38_W_), with an elevation of 1285 meters (4217 feet) above sea level. [1] (http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.GetDetail?tab=Y&id=1431484) It is located on a promontory (peninsula) in the northern part of the Great Salt Lake. Adapted from Wikipedias UT county maps by Seth Ilys. ... In computing, locale is a set of parameters that defines the users language, country and any special variant preferences that the user wants to see in their user interface. ... Box Elder County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. ... State nickname: Beehive State Other U.S. States Capital Salt Lake City Largest city Salt Lake City Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. ... Elevation has several related meanings: Geography The elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or possibly some other fixed point). ... The metre (American spelling: meter), symbol: m, is the basic unit of distance (or of length, in the parlance of the physical sciences) in the International System of Units. ... This article is about a foot as a unit of length. ... For considerations of sea level change, in particular rise associated with possible global warming, see sea level rise. ... The term promontory has several similar meanings in English, including geographical names: A promontory is a prominent mass of land which overlooks lower lying land or a body of water (e. ... A peninsula is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body, surrounded by water on three sides. ... Satellite Photo of the Great Salt Lake as it looked in 2003 Great Salt Lake is an endorheic saline lake in northern Utah, much saltier than the ocean. ...


Promontory Point is also the cape where this place is located, centered approximately at 41° 12′ 18″ N 112° 25′ 43″ W (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=41_12_18_N_112_25_43_W_), with an elevation of 1309 meters (4297 feet) above sea level. [2] (http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.GetDetail?tab=Y&id=1431483) It is the location of the northern Utah weather radar. The bay at San Sebastián, Spain A Headland is an area of land adjacent to water on three sides. ... Elevation has several related meanings: Geography The elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or possibly some other fixed point). ... The metre (American spelling: meter), symbol: m, is the basic unit of distance (or of length, in the parlance of the physical sciences) in the International System of Units. ... This article is about a foot as a unit of length. ... For considerations of sea level change, in particular rise associated with possible global warming, see sea level rise. ...


Neither of these is the point where the railroads met. For that reference, see Promontory Summit near Promontory, Utah. This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... Promontory is a location in Box Elder County, Utah, centered approximately at 41°3707N, 112°3251W, with an elevation of 1494 meters (4902 feet) above sea level. ... Promontory is a location in Box Elder County, Utah, centered approximately at 41°3707N, 112°3251W, with an elevation of 1494 meters (4902 feet) above sea level. ...


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Promontory Point, Utah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (161 words)
Promontory Point is a locale in southern Box Elder County, Utah, centered approximately at 41° 13′ 20″ N, 112° 24′ 38″ W, with an elevation of 1285 meters (4217 feet) above sea level.
Promontory Point is also the cape where this place is located, centered approximately at 41° 12′ 18″ N, 112° 25′ 43″ W, with an elevation of 1309 meters (4297 feet) above sea level.
Promontory Point is, however, on the later Lucin Cutoff, built to bypass the Summit.
Promontory Point, Utah - definition of Promontory Point, Utah in Encyclopedia (130 words)
Promontory Point is a locale in southern Box Elder County, Utah, centered approximately at 41°13'20"N, 112°24'38"W, with an elevation of 1285 meters (4217 feet) above sea level.
Promontory Point is also the cape where this place is located, centered approximately at 41°12'18"N, 112°25'43"W, with an elevation of 1309 meters (4297 feet) above sea level.
Neither of these is the point where the railroads met.
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