Complex sentence: The whalers were active in the region from 1719 to 1732, leaving a trail of names behind − the settlement of Oqaatsut to the north of Ilulissat was originally a whaling station, named "Rodebay" by the Dutch.
Split into simpler sentences: The whalers were active in the region from 1719 to 1732, leaving a trail of names behind. The settlement of Oqaatsut to the north of Ilulissat was originally a whaling station, named "Rodebay" by the Dutch.