promontories
Cliffs jutting seaward
Promontories is the plural of promontory, a high point of land jutting out into a body of water.
The word appears most often in geographical and nautical contexts: The ship rounded the rocky promontories of the coast.
Promontory suggests something more dramatic than a mere peninsula—a commanding elevation with cliffs or steep drops.
Land projecting into water
- cliffsSteep natural rock walls
- capesArmless cloaks or promontories
- bluffsMisleads about one's position
- peninsulasLand masses mostly water-bounded
outcrops · coastline · landforms · points · spurs · ridges · escarpments · overlooks
Distinctive, recognizable locations
- navigationDetermining position and course
- lighthousesCoastal towers with lamps
- beaconsLights that guide travelers
- harborsSheltered waters for mooring
sailors · charts · seafaring · mariners · sighting · hazards · shipping · coastguard
Individual ways of thinking
- vistasWide, open views
- panoramasUnobstructed wide-angle views
- overlooksMisses or surveys
- sightseeingVisiting places of interest
photography · sunsets · horizons · dramatic · sweeping · breathtaking · tourism · trails
Defensive barriers against attack
- watchtowersTall posts for surveillance
- castlesFortified royal residences
- strategicDeliberately planned for advantage
- defensiveProtective or easily threatened
settlements · ancient · citadels · strongholds · outposts · ramparts · battlements · conquest
headlands
Land projecting into water
- cliffsSteep natural rock walls
- capesArmless cloaks or promontories
- bluffsMisleads about one's position
peninsulas · outcrops · coastline · landforms · points · spurs · ridges · escarpments · overlooks · precipices
landmarks
Distinctive, recognizable locations
- navigationDetermining position and course
- lighthousesCoastal towers with lamps
- beaconsLights that guide travelers
harbors · sailors · charts · seafaring · mariners · sighting · hazards · shipping · coastguard · vessels
viewpoints
Individual ways of thinking
sightseeing · photography · sunsets · horizons · dramatic · sweeping · breathtaking · tourism · trails · observation
fortifications
Defensive barriers against attack
- watchtowersTall posts for surveillance
- castlesFortified royal residences
- strategicDeliberately planned for advantage
defensive · settlements · ancient · citadels · strongholds · outposts · ramparts · battlements · conquest · sentries
- British Countrysidehedgerow, village, hedgerows, hamlet, moorland
- coastal placesbeach, Big Sur, island, Monterey Bay, resort
- coastal geologycliffs, sea cliffs, coastal cliffs, limestone cliffs, chalk cliffs
- rocky shoresrocky shores, tidal pools, intertidal zone, rockpools, sea stacks
- rocky terraincliffs, boulders, scree, outcrops, rockfall
- scenic overlooksoverlooks, viewpoints, vista points, observation decks, lookouts
promontoriesbays
Coastal indentations or howls
inlets · coves · gulfs · embayments · indentations