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Which sailor sailed across the Atlantic ocean in 1472?

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Christopher Columbus

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Vasco da Gama

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Ferdinand Magellan

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Bartholomeo Diaz

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Solution

The correct option is A Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus sailed across the Atlantic ocean in 1472. He did four trips across the Atlantic ocean and discovered America. He was determined to find the sea route form Europe to Asia, but he never could.

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