The coast of North America was discovered as early as 1000 a.d. by whom?

Answer by  Vanasatchy (816)

The coast of North America was discovered as early as 1000 a. d. by the Vikings who were the first explorers and the have established the east coast. They made their living bu hunting and fishing and trading with local Indians.

Answer by  Caenaise (165)

Leif Ericson of Norway is thought to have been the first European to discover North America. According to the Sagas of Icelanders, he landed in a place he called Vinland, around 1000 A. D. and built a settlement there. Possible remains of a Norse settlement dating from the same period have been found at present-day L'Anse aux Meadows in northern Newfoundland.

Answer by  swtsu1 (59)

It is stated in some historical texts that Leif Erickson, son of Erik the Red, discovered certain areas of the North American East Coast around the year 980 AD.

Answer by  fazt (147)

Lief Erickson and a band of Viking explorers landed on the North Atlantic coast. They called their discovery Vinland, and evidence shows ruins of a settlement.