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Leif Eriksson’s Sighting of Newfoundland

Leif Eriksson’s Sighting of Newfoundland
Evidence that Viking explorers settled at Newfoundland was discovered in the 1960s at L’Anse aux Meadows. This painting dramatizes Leif Eriksson’s sighting of Newfoundland in around 1000 ad.
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Eriksson, Leif; Vinland; Exploration, Geographic; Newfoundland and Labrador; Vikings; Canada
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