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Noun: Pillars of Hercules
  1. The two promontories at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; according to legend they were formed by Hercules

Type of: formation, geological formation

Part of: Strait of Gibraltar, Straits of Gibraltar

Encyclopedia: Pillars of Hercules, Soho