As a result of his third voyage in 1498,Christopher Columbus concluded
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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On his third voyage, Christopher Columbus encountered the South American continent, which he believed to be a separate landmass from Asia. This realization challenged the prevailing belief at the time that Asia could be reached by sailing west from Europe.

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