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Of the great early explorers, which one never made it to America?

Retry Correct Incorrect Gil Eanes, a Portuguese explorer born in 1395, never explored the Americas. In fact, he made his name as an explorer of the African Coast. It was his discovery of a passable route to Africa that made the continent explorable for Portugal.

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Of the great early explorers, which one never made it to America?

• John Rolfe
• Leif Erikson
• Christopher Columbus
• Gil Eanes