What geographic error did Columbus make?
A) He grossly underestimated the size of the Earth.
B) He thought the Earth was not round, but flat.
C) He was certain that India was east of the Americas.
D) He expected the weather in India to be the same as in the North Atlantic.
E) He confused the Atlantic Ocean with the Indian Ocean.
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