During the whaling era, which lasted until 1966, the population of that island varied from over 1,000 in the summer (over 2,000 in some years) to some 200 in the winter.
Durante a era da caza de baleas, que durou ata 1966, a poboación da illa variaba de 1.000 no verán (ou 2.000 algúns anos) a duascentas no inverno.