Who discovered the America ?

1. AMERıCA

2. WHO ıNVENTED THE AMERıCA ?
• Christopher Columbus
or Amerigo Vespucci ?

3. •Who are
the "first
American
s" ?

4. The Bering Strait is a strait 82
kilometers wide between Cape
Dezhnev, Chukchi
Peninsula, Russia, the
easternmost point (169° 43' E) of
the Asian continent and Cape
Prince of Wales, Alaska, USA, the
westernmost point (168° 05' E) of
the North American continent.

6. HOW AMERıCA GOT ITS NAME ?
• The name "America" did not come from Christopher
Columbus. That distinction belongs to a German writer of
geography.
• America was named after Amerigo Vespucci, a 15th
century Florentine merchant who owned a business in
Seville, Spain, furnishing supplies for ships, preparing them
for mercantile expeditions.

7. REFERENCES
• http://www.divinecaroline.com/life-etc/culture-causes/who-really-discovered-america-myths-about-famous-
explorers
• http://southernmuse.hubpages.com/hub/Who-Discovered-America
• http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/article/american-history-myths-debunked%3A-columbus-
discovered-america-113852
• http://voices.yahoo.com/who-discovered-america-not-christopher-columbus-thats-4638011.html?cat=37
• http://www.davidstuff.com/usa/America.htm
• www.facebook.com
• www.twitter.com
• www.eksisozluk.com

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