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Q: About 1000 year ago, during a voyage from Norway to Greenland, Viking Leif Ericson was blown off course and unexpectedly discovered North America. He named it after certain plants growing in the area. What did he call it?

VINLAND named for the grapes growing plentifully in the area

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About 1000 year ago, during a voyage from Norway to Greenland, Viking Leif Ericson was blown off course and unexpectedly discovered North America. He named it after certain plants growing in the area. What did he call it?

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