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explores islands off the coast of the North American continent, not realizing he has found a new land.
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sights Newfoundland and Labrador, claiming this area for England before sailing south towards Maine and returning to England.
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explores the Brazilian coast and realizes that he has found a new continent.
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finds and names Florida. Legend has it, he searches for the Fountain of Youth.
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becomes the first European to reach the Pacific Ocean
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sails around South America into the Pacific.
