Europeans in the Americas 1000 years ago
The Vikings were active in North America in the year 1021 AD. This now represents the earliest — and only — known year in which Europeans were present in the Americas prior to the arrival of Columbus in 1492 AD. It also represents a definitive point in time by which the Atlantic Ocean had been traversed and human migration had finally encircled the globe.
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