expansion until the 1950s, when the populations of the smaller settlements reinforced larger communities in Nuussuaq and Kullorsuaq. In 1952, Kullorsuaq became the northernmost trading post in the archipelago with the establishment of its first year-round shop. In the 1960s, Kullorsuaq was a staging point for further expansion into Savissivik to the northwest, although this was unsuccessful and most migrants returned south in the 1980s and 1990s. Today, the settlement remains one of the most traditional hunting and fishing villages in Greenland. The French film “Le voyage au Groenland” takes place in Kullorsuaq. Economy Fishing including narwhals and whales and hunting including fur seals and walruses are the primary occupations in the area. The fish processing plant for Upernavik Seafood (a subsidiary of Royal Greenland) and the Pilersuisoq general store are the only organized employers in the settlement. Kullorsuaq is among the 10 poorest communities in Greenland, as are three other settlements in the archipelago Naajaat, Nuussuaq, and Upernavik Kujalleq. Transport Air Greenland serves the village as part of a government contract, with twice-weekly helicopter flights to Nuussuaq and Upernavik. Population With 453 inhabitants (2020), Kullorsuaq is the largest settlement in the Upernavik Archipelago outside of Upernavik. It is one of the few settlements in the Avannaata municipality exhibiting significant growth patterns over the course of the last two decades, increasing by over 63% relative to its 1990 level and by almost 16% relative to its 2000 level. References Melville Bay Populated places in Greenland Populated places of Arctic Greenland Upernavik Archipelago 1928 establishments in North America 20th-century establishments in Greenland Populated places established in 1928