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Who was the first explorer to discover "new land" west of Europe and Africa

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Answer: Henry he sent out ships to map and explore the west coast of Africa.

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Answer:

Bartolomeu Dias

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Henry sent out ships to map and explore the west coast of Africa. They went further south than any previous European expedition and mapped much of western Africa for the Portuguese. In 1488, Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias was the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa and into the Indian Ocean.

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