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Columnae Herculis

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: M. Euzennat
Contributors: R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, R. Warner, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Last modified Nov 25, 2020 11:53 AM History
The Columnae Herculis (Pillars of Hercules) are the twin promontories that flank the Straits of Gibraltar, namely the rock of Gibraltar on the northern side and a debated southern promontory, likely either Monte Hacho (the ancient Abila Mons) or the Jebel Musa.

https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/275614

36.000038, -5.37113526667

cape, promontory

Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 28 D1/D2 Columnae Herculis

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: GIB/SPN


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M. Euzennat, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, R. Warner, Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Columnae Herculis: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2020 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/275614> [accessed: 29 March 2024]

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