Interactive Map – Chapter 01: Summer Winds and Currents, Fishing Banks, and Two Early Transoceanic Crossings of the North Atlantic, c. 700 to c. 1450

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Summer Winds and Currents, Fishing Banks, and Two Early Transoceanic Crossings of the North Atlantic, c. 700 to c. 1450

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. Which winds did Columbus take advantage of to sail across the Atlantic?

. Where did Columbus first make landfall in 1492?

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