Leif eriksson travelled from Greenland and went north until he discovered Baffin Island. he discovered this first.he then continued on with his journey and discovered Markland, which he named after the amount of forest there and vinland which he named for the amount of grapes there. there were no grapes in Iceland or Greenland, so this was important. he then found that this was perfect land for him and his crew to settle, so the did and brought leif's family there too. i don't know if he ever went back to Greenland or iceland.
he just used nothing because he was born in 970 AD. and back then all they had was the stars.
Yes, he arrived in a place that he termed Vinland and that Archaeology has confirmed is on Newfoundland island in the Canadian Province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Baffin Island, Labrador, Newfoundland.
In 1492, Columbus sailed the Atlantic Ocean and hit Central America. The answer to this question is no.
The vikings did
Henry Hudson hoped to discover "the Northwest Passage," a shorter route for ships from Europe to Asia across northern North America. To sail from Europe to Asia, it was necessary to sail all the way around Africa.
yes he did.
east
To North America.
To sail to North America.
1000 AD
He was searching for new lands to colonize.
To North America, the east coast of Canada.
In the year 1002 or 1003.
North America, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, the Hebrides.
He was searching for new lands to colonize.
In the year 1002 or 1003.
It was a lot shorter distance for Leif to sail.
Leif Eriksson set sail with a crew of 34 men from Greenland in the year 1000 A.D
Greenland to North America.