Who among the following was the first explorer to sail across the Atlantic ocean?
Christopher Columbus
Vasco-da-gama
Ferdinand Magellan
James Cook
A
James Cook
B
Vasco-da-gama
C
Christopher Columbus
D
Ferdinand Magellan
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Christopher Columbus was an Italian but his voyages were financed by the Queen of Spain. He was the first to sail across the Atlantic ocean in 1472 with three ships- the Santa Maria, the Nina and the Pinta with 88 crew members.
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