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

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During his third voyage in 1498, Columbus reached the mainland of South America and realized that he had encountered a landmass separate from Asia. This discovery challenged the belief that he had reached the outskirts of Asia and inspired other explorers to search for a sea route to Asia beyond the Americas.

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