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What are some nautical considerations of Christopher Columbus?
Columbus was wrong about the number of degrees of longitude that separated Europe from the Far East and about the distance that each degree represented.
What was Christopher Columbus right about in terms of nautical considerations?
he did possess valuable knowledge about the trade winds
How did some of Christopher Columbus' real life voyages go?
During his first voyage in 1492, the brisk trade winds from the east, commonly called easterlies, propelled Columbus's fleet for five weeks, from the Canary Islands to The Bahamas.
Did anything else happen during Christopher Columbus's first voyage, besides the ships being propelled by east winds?
The precise first land sighting and landing point was San Salvador Island.

Question: Was San Salvador Island known for anything historically important?
Self-contained rewrite: Was San Salvador Island known for anything historically important in connection to Columbus?