Other settlements on the island include the former Russian mining communities of Grumantbyen and Pyramiden (abandoned in 1961 and 1998 respectively); a Polish research station at Hornsund; and the remote northern settlement of Ny-Ålesund.
Outros poboamentos da illa inclúen as antigas comunidades mineiras de Grumantbyen e Pyramiden (abandonadas en 1961 e 1998, respectivamente), unha base de investigación Polaca en Hornsundet, e a remota poboación de Ny no extremo norte.