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Leif Erikson, a Norse explorer from Iceland, is credited with being the first European to reach North America around the year 1000 AD, specifically landing in an area he called Vinland, believed to be part of modern-day Newfoundland, Canada. His expeditions were part of the Viking expansion, which impacted the indigenous populations through early contact, trade, and, in some cases, conflict. Although the Norse settlements in North America were short-lived, Erikson's voyages contributed to the broader European knowledge of the continent long before Columbus's journeys in the 15th century. This early exploration laid the groundwork for later European exploration and colonization.

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