 The winter population varied between 276 in 1926–27 and a low 158 in 1928–29.From the 1920s and onwards there was a limited amount of tourist traffic visiting Ny-Ålesund.The Geophysical Institute of Tromsø established a geophysical station at Kvadehuken in 1920, consisting of a small hut and a radio mast allowing communication via Ny-Ålesund.