pillars of hercules

Noun
  1. The two promontories at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar;
    According to legend they were formed by Hercules (synset 109415055)
    is an instance of: formation, geological formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth
    has:
    • calpe, gibraltar, rock of gibraltar - location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules
    • abila, abyla, jebel musa - a promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar; one of the Pillars of Hercules
    is a part of: strait of gibraltar - the strait between Spain and Africa

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