' s ▁first ▁settlement ▁in ▁Green land ▁after ▁his ▁landing ▁on ▁July ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 7 2 1 . ▁The ▁settlement ▁was ▁re located ▁to ▁the ▁main land ▁by ▁Major ▁Cla us ▁Pa ar ss ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 th ▁century , ▁it ▁was ▁also ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁artist ▁Ar on ▁of ▁K ange q ▁( 1 8 2 2 - 1 8 6 9 ), ▁a ▁Green land ▁In uit ▁h unter , ▁painter , ▁and ▁or al ▁historian . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 4 , ▁K ange q ▁became ▁an ▁official ▁trad ing ▁station , ▁and ▁an ▁official ▁residence ▁was ▁built ▁for ▁the ▁assistant ▁representing ▁the ▁Royal ▁Green land ▁Trade ▁Department . ▁ ▁Today ▁the ▁ru ins ▁of ▁K ange q ▁are ▁sometimes ▁visited ▁by ▁histor ically ▁orient ed ▁tour ists . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁old ▁houses ▁of ▁K ange q ▁were ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁back drop ▁for ▁the ▁E ks periment et ▁film , ▁with ▁the ▁settlement ▁em ulating ▁the ▁look ▁of ▁Nu uk ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁K ange q ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁an ▁island ▁at ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁Nu up ▁K anger lua ▁f j ord , ▁on ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Lab r ador ▁Sea , ▁approximately ▁ ▁west - s outh - west ▁of ▁Nu uk , ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁Green land . ▁ ▁Form er ▁notable ▁residents ▁▁ ▁Ar on ▁of