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Standard VII
Geography
Introduction to North America
Who discovere...
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Who discovered the mainland of America?

A
Christopher Columbus
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Vasco da Gama
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Willem Janszoon
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D
Amerigo Vespucci
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The correct option is D Amerigo Vespucci
Some regions of America were discovered by Christopher Columbus in the year 1492. It was only in 1507 that the mainland of America was discovered by Amerigo Vespucci.

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