Kangeq or Kangek (Kalaallisut: "Promontory") is a former settlement in the Sermersooq municipality in southwestern Greenland. It is located on the same island that formed the first Danish-Norwegian colony on Greenland between 1721 and 1728.
A map of Haabet Oe and Baal's River by Hans Egede.
As a coastal settlement, Kangeq was positioned on the migration route of the ancient Inuit peoples. Archeological finds from the Dorset culture era have been found near Kangeq.[1] The Dorset people had vanished from the Nuuk region prior to 1000 CE.[1]
The island of Kangeq, dubbed Håbets Ø ("Island of Hope"), formed the site of Hans Egede's first settlement in Greenland after his landing on July 3, 1721.[2] The settlement was relocated to the mainland by Major Claus Paarss in 1728.[3]
In the mid-19th century, it was also home to the artist Aron of Kangeq (1822-1869), a Greenland Inuit hunter, painter, and oral historian.[4] In 1854, Kangeq became an official trading station, and an official residence was built for the assistant representing the Royal Greenland Trade Department.[5]
Today the ruins of Kangeq are sometimes visited by historically oriented tourists.[6] In 2009, the old houses of Kangeq were used as a backdrop for the Eksperimentet film, with the settlement emulating the look of Nuuk in 1952.[7]
Geographyedit
Kangeq was located in an island at the mouth of the Nuup Kangerlua fjord,[8] on the coast of Labrador Sea, approximately 18 km (11 mi) west-south-west of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland.[5]
^ ab. Nuuk Tourism. Archived from the original on March 10, 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
^Saabye, Hans Egede; Fries, Georg; Lloyd, Hannibal Evans (1818). Greenland: Being Extracts from a Journal Kept in that Country in the Years 1770 to 1778. Boosey and Sons. p. 73.
^"Hans Egede". Missionariesbiography.com. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
^(PDF). Air Greenland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
^ abGulløv, Hans Christian (1997). From Middle Ages to Colonial Times: Archaeological and Ethnohistorical Studies of the Thule Culture in South West Greenland 1300-1800 AD. Commission for Scientific Research in Greenland. p. 412. ISBN978-87-90369-21-7.
^"A sailing adventure to the abandoned fishing village of Kangeq". The Fourth Continent. 2013-06-19. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
^. Sermitsiaq (in Danish). 21 July 2009. Archived from the original on September 12, 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
^The Atlantic Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) in West Greenland. Museum Tusculanum Press. 1994. p. 6. ISBN978-87-635-1227-5.
^Nuttall, Mark (12 November 2012). Encyclopedia of the Arctic. Routledge. p. 158. ISBN978-1-136-78680-8.
March 16, 2024
kangeq, kangek, kalaallisut, promontory, former, settlement, sermersooq, municipality, southwestern, greenland, located, same, island, that, formed, first, danish, norwegian, colony, greenland, between, 1721, 1728, håbets, 1890location, within, greenlandcoordi. Kangeq or Kangek Kalaallisut Promontory is a former settlement in the Sermersooq municipality in southwestern Greenland It is located on the same island that formed the first Danish Norwegian colony on Greenland between 1721 and 1728 Kangeq Habets OKangeq ca 1890KangeqLocation within GreenlandCoordinates 64 07 00 N 52 04 00 W 64 11667 N 52 06667 W 64 11667 52 06667State Kingdom of DenmarkConstituent country GreenlandMunicipalitySermersooqFirst settledbefore 1000 CEAbandoned1973 citation needed Time zoneUTC 03 Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Former notable residents 4 ReferencesHistory edit nbsp A map of Haabet Oe and Baal s River by Hans Egede As a coastal settlement Kangeq was positioned on the migration route of the ancient Inuit peoples Archeological finds from the Dorset culture era have been found near Kangeq 1 The Dorset people had vanished from the Nuuk region prior to 1000 CE 1 The island of Kangeq dubbed Habets O Island of Hope formed the site of Hans Egede s first settlement in Greenland after his landing on July 3 1721 2 The settlement was relocated to the mainland by Major Claus Paarss in 1728 3 nbsp Tupilak woman and man by Aron of Kangeq In the mid 19th century it was also home to the artist Aron of Kangeq 1822 1869 a Greenland Inuit hunter painter and oral historian 4 In 1854 Kangeq became an official trading station and an official residence was built for the assistant representing the Royal Greenland Trade Department 5 Today the ruins of Kangeq are sometimes visited by historically oriented tourists 6 In 2009 the old houses of Kangeq were used as a backdrop for the Eksperimentet film with the settlement emulating the look of Nuuk in 1952 7 Geography editKangeq was located in an island at the mouth of the Nuup Kangerlua fjord 8 on the coast of Labrador Sea approximately 18 km 11 mi west south west of Nuuk the capital of Greenland 5 Former notable residents editAron of Kangeq 1822 1869 painter and oral historian 9 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kangeq a b Human History Nuuk Tourism Archived from the original on March 10 2010 Retrieved 15 July 2010 Saabye Hans Egede Fries Georg Lloyd Hannibal Evans 1818 Greenland Being Extracts from a Journal Kept in that Country in the Years 1770 to 1778 Boosey and Sons p 73 Hans Egede Missionariesbiography com Retrieved 21 September 2016 Suluk 2007 No 2 PDF Air Greenland Archived from the original PDF on 7 September 2008 Retrieved 15 July 2010 a b Gullov Hans Christian 1997 From Middle Ages to Colonial Times Archaeological and Ethnohistorical Studies of the Thule Culture in South West Greenland 1300 1800 AD Commission for Scientific Research in Greenland p 412 ISBN 978 87 90369 21 7 A sailing adventure to the abandoned fishing village of Kangeq The Fourth Continent 2013 06 19 Retrieved 31 August 2013 Kangeq med i film Sermitsiaq in Danish 21 July 2009 Archived from the original on September 12 2010 Retrieved 15 July 2010 The Atlantic Walrus Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus in West Greenland Museum Tusculanum Press 1994 p 6 ISBN 978 87 635 1227 5 Nuttall Mark 12 November 2012 Encyclopedia of the Arctic Routledge p 158 ISBN 978 1 136 78680 8 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kangeq amp oldid 1129688305, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
