David Livingstone made three long journeys across Africa: across the continent in 1852-1856, up the Zambezi River in 1858-1864, and a third journey in search of the source of the Nile River in 1866-1873. Livingston became the first European to cross the African continent. His first journey began with the Zambezi River, then he headed north and west through Angola and reached the Atlantic coast in Luanda. On the way back, he proceeded to the very mouth of the Zambezi River on the coast of the Indian Ocean, located in the territory of modern Mozambique.