"pillars of hercules" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

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