The voyage took another five weeks at sea, but on October 12, 1492, Columbus and his crew disembarked on an island in the Bahamas that they christened San Salvador. [1]
Which of the following true statements, if added here, would most effectively and specifically emphasize Columbus and his crew's main accomplishment as described in this excerpt?
It had been a long and arduous journey.
They had crossed the Atlantic Ocean.
They were overjoyed to have reached solid ground.
The final weeks of navigation had been uncertain