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Leif Eriksson established a Norse settlement at Vinland on the eastern shores of modern Canada

First European to reach India by sea, linking Europe and Asia for the first time by an ocean route

His accounts of his travels to China opened up Asia to Europe

First European to sail around the southernmost tip of Africa, opening the way for a sea route from Europe to Asia

Discovery of the New World, redefining of world geography

Made detailed maps of Newfoundland and the South Pacific, first recorded European contact with eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands

Commanded expeditionary voyages to Southeast Asia, South Asia, Western Asia, and East Africa from 1405 to 1433