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Vikings reached America 500 years before Columbus

Scandinavians reached Canada around the year 1000. They used this territory as a base for further exploration.

In brief

  • Scandinavians reached Canada around the year 1000.
  • Vikings used Canada as a base for exploration.
  • This story is part of the 'lost history' of Europeans.
Covered by 2 of 6 media groups
  • Budget not in the collected reports
  • Public money 1 source
  • Media business 1 source
  • Big capital not in the collected reports
  • Readers and grants not in the collected reports
  • Undisclosed not in the collected reports

No newsrooms from these groups in the collected reports: budget, big capital, readers and grants, undisclosed.

What are media groups?

Share of reports by media group
GroupShareCount
Public money
  • Newsroom 1
50%1 item
Media business
  • Newsroom 1
50%1 item

How we count media groups — Methodology

Who the outlets write for
  • community 0
  • region 0
  • country 2
  • world 0
Channels
  • Websites 2

How we measure speed, distance and channels

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    • first item
    • earliest
    • national desk

    "Люди, які ризикували". Як вікінги дісталися Америки за 500 років до Колумба - BBC News Україна

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    • first item
    • caught up, 10 h later
    • national desk

    «Люди, які ризикували». Як вікінги дісталися Америки за 500 років до Колумба — BBC

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