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Due to back-migrations to the more densely populated western coast, the southeastern coast was deserted for another two hundred years. The region wasn't settled until the late 18th century,<ref>{{PDFLinkcite web|[url= http://www.jstor.org/stable/2787668 |title=Lonely Planet] }}</ref> with the current town of [[Tasiilaq]] {{ndash}} then known as ''Ammassalik'' {{ndash}} surviving as the only permanent settlement in the 19th century. Population increased however from the 1880s, dispersing over several villages in the area.