As a result of his third voyage in 1498,Christopher Columbus concluded that
A) all of the lands he had seen were in Asia.
B) he had never come even remotely close to Asia.
C) he had encountered a continent separate from Asia.
D) Asia could not be reached by a ship traveling west from Europe.
E) the lands he had discovered offered great mineral wealth.

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Columbus had reached the coast of South America during his third voyage, and it was clear that this land was not part of Asia. He concluded that it was a continent separate from Asia, although he believed it was located closer to the equator than it actually is.

As a Result of His Third Voyage in 1498,Christopher Columbus