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Islands off the coast of India

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Christopher Columbus thought he landed on India

No, actually he would've thought he landed on Indonesiabecause if you went around the world and the Americas weren't there, you would not land in India because it's behind Indonesia.

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He thought he had landed in Asia.

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What body of of water did christopher Columbus crossed to discover the America?

Columbus sailed across the Atlantic ocean. He was expected to sail to Asia, but he landed in America.


What year did columbus come to the west?

Christopher Columbus landed in the Bahamas in 1492. He never landed on the mainland of North America. He visited South America in 1498, and Central America in 1502, after which he was stranded for nearly a year on the island of Jamaica in 1503.


Who sailed south of where Columbus had landed?

Amerigo Vespucci


When Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas Where did he think he sailed to?

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Who was the person who sailed in 1492?

It is Christopher Columbus, who sailed the ocean blue in fourteen hundred ninety-two.Christopher Columbus sailed in 1492. He came to a land where people didn't know who he was. But they gave him treasures. Christopher Columbus was trying to find Asia and he landed in North America.


What country did Christopher Columbus sail from to discover America?

cristopher columbus sailed north and south america


Where did Christopher Columbus travel in 1492?

He thought he was traveling to the Indies, but he landed in the Bahamas. He also traveled to Cuba.


When did Columbus first find America and when did he come back?

Christopher Columbus discovered America on Thursday, October 11


Who discover America in1492?

In 1492 Columbus sailed to find a northwest route to Asia, but he found the Bahamas. He never landed in North America nor knew it existed.


Where was Columbus in search for when he found America?

Columbus was in search for an easier trade route to India. He thought that if he sailed west that he would find it. When he landed in America he thought, for a time, that he really was in India. That is why he named the natives "Indians".


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What bus sailed America?

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