Which of the following European navigators sailed around the Cape of Good Hope and reached Calicut,India,in approximately 1497?
A) Christopher Columbus
B) Pedro Cabral
C) Bartholomeu Dias
D) Vasco da Gama

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Vasco da Gama is the only navigator who sailed around the Cape of Good Hope and reached Calicut, India in approximately 1497. Christopher Columbus sailed to the Caribbean and Central America and Pedro Cabral landed in Brazil, while Bartholomeu Dias reached the southern tip of Africa, but did not continue on to India.

Which of the Following European Navigators Sailed Around the Cape