The Indies by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean.
The answer would be the ozone layer. <span>A layer of ozone in the upper atmosphere absorbs </span>UV radiation<span> and </span>prevents<span> most of it from </span>reaching<span> the </span>Earth<span>. ... This means that more </span>ultraviolet radiation<span> can pass through the atmosphere to the </span>Earth's<span> surface, particularly at the poles and nearby regions during </span>certain<span> times of the year.
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