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Wilson's Promontory in southern Victoria. South Point in the Promontory is the southern most point in mainland Australia.
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The Central Pacific Railroad met the Union Pacific Railroad at Promontory, Utah on May 10, 1869.
Promontory Point is in Box Elder County in Utah. It is the site where on May 10, 1869, the First Transcontinental Railroad was completed.
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Promontory Point in Utah is where the Lucin Cutoff intersects with the Promontory Peninsula. The Lucin Cutoff is a railroad line crossing the Great Salt Lake.
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There are two famous locations called Promontory Point.Near Promontory Point, Utah, the transcontinental railroad was completed at "Promontory Summit" (41.62° N, 112.58° W) with the joining of the eastern and western sections. A later section of the railroad, the Lucin Cutoff, passes through Promontory Point, which is at 41.22° N, 112.41° W, slightly to the southeast.Promontory Point in Chicago, Illinois, is a 12-acre manmade peninsula into Lake Michigan in Burnham Park. Its location is 41.80° N, 87.58° W.
Wilsons Promontory