Which conclusion did explorer Amerigo Vespucci reach after his three or four voyages across the Atlantic following those of Columbus?
A) The land mass on the other side of the Atlantic was much smaller than Columbus's first reports indicated.
B) Europeans had reached a new continent rather than Asia, which mapmaker Martin Waldseemüller called America.
C) The maps used by Columbus in his voyages were remarkably accurate.
D) Columbus had sailed to the southernmost point of the new continent Vespucci reached, which he called America in his honor.
Answer: B
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