Transatlantic crossing
Passages of passengers and cargo across the Atlantic Ocean / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses of the term Transatlantic, see Transatlantic.
Transatlantic crossings are passages of passengers and cargo across the Atlantic Ocean between Europe or Africa and the Americas. The majority of passenger traffic is across the North Atlantic between Western Europe and North America. Centuries after the dwindling of sporadic Viking trade with Markland, a regular and lasting transatlantic trade route was established in 1566 with the Spanish West Indies fleets, following the voyages of Christopher Columbus.