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The Viking who colonized Greenland in 980's.
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Christopher Columbus had computed the distancewhen he sailed the Canaries to Eastern Asia to be about 4000 miles.
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He sailed and searchof riches in the East.
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He is sent by King Francis the first to find the passage to the Far East.
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He is more than an explorer. He is also a skilled carpenter.
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Leif Eiricson explored the North America and called it Vinland.
