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Who is credited with discovering the sea route to India?

A. Christopher Columbus
B. Vasco da Gama
C. Ferdinand Magellan
D. Marco Polo

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Vasco da Gama discovered the sea route to India in 1498 by navigating around Africa's Cape of Good Hope. Columbus reached the Americas, not India, while Magellan is known for circumnavigating the globe.

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