Why didn't Asian cultures discover North America before Europeans given the two land masses are only about 55 miles apart at the Bering Strait?

by Nevadafrenchy
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Of course there's room for new answers and there might be new discoveries. But there's also an FAQ entry and some other answers you can find by searching "Bering" in the sub. FAQ: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1fmljj/how_come_america_was_not_discovered_via_the/cabrg0t/ by u/Reedstilt

Another thread I think had a good answer:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4qtdpv/was_there_any_movement_back_and_forth_across_the/d4w6q9r/ by u/The_Alaskan