Blowing Point, Anguilla - Misplaced Pages

District in Anguilla, United Kingdom

Blowing Point
District
Ferry Terminal
Blowing Point
Coordinates: 18°10′38″N 63°05′38″W / 18.1771°N 63.0939°W / 18.1771; -63.0939
Country	United Kingdom
Overseas Territory	Anguilla
Area
• Land	5.15 km (1.99 sq mi)
Elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population
• Total	870

Blowing Point is a village and one of the fourteen Districts of Anguilla, located on the southern coast. It is home to Anguilla's ferry terminal.

Transport

Ferry Terminal

There are regular ferries from St. Martin to Anguilla providing a half hour service. It is a 20-minute crossing from Marigot to Blowing Point. Ferries commence service from 7:00 AM. There are also a charter services, from Blowing Point to Princess Juliana Airport which connect to in- and outgoing international flights. In 2007, 188,176 of the 271,959 people (both visitors and residents) entered Anguilla via the ferry terminal. This way of travel is the most common method of transport between Anguilla and St. Martin or Sint Maarten. The exiting terminal will be redesigned and enlarged in 2021.

Demographics

Historical population of Blowing Point, Anguilla
(Source: Statoids.com)
Year	1974	1984	1994	2001	2011
Population	501	463	802	779	870

Notable people

Germain Hughes (born 1996), footballer

References

^ "Anguilla census data". Statoids.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
"General election set for February". Jamaica Gleaner. 7 January 2010. Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
^ Jacobs Consultancy 2008, p. 7.
Jacobs Consultancy 2008, p. 17.
"MINISTRY RELEASES BLOWING POINT FERRY TERMINAL DESIGN". The Anguillian. Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
"Germain Hughes - Player Info". Global Sports Archive. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

Bibliography

Jacobs Consultancy (2008). "MASTER PLAN PORT OF BLOWING POINT, ANGUILLA" (PDF). Canada. (dead link)

v t e Anguilla
History	Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla West Indies Associated States Republic of Anguilla 1967 Separation referendum	Flag of Anguilla
Districts	Blowing Point East End The Farrington George Hill Island Harbour North Hill North Side The Quarter Sandy Ground Sandy Hill South Hill Stoney Ground The Valley West End
Education	Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School Saint James School of Medicine Anguilla campus
Transport	Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport
Landmarks	Wallblake House
Symbols	Coat of arms Flag National song
This list is incomplete.

18°10′38″N 63°05′38″W / 18.1771°N 63.0939°W / 18.1771; -63.0939

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