Blowing Point, Anguilla Explained

Official Name:Blowing Point
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Anguilla
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Overseas Territory
Subdivision Name1:Anguilla
Area Land Km2:5.15
Elevation M:0
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:870
Coordinates:18.1771°N -63.0939°W

Blowing Point is a village and one of the fourteen Districts of Anguilla, located on the southern coast.[1] 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.[2]

Notable people

Bibliography

18.1771°N -63.0939°W

Notes and References

  1. News: General election set for February. Jamaica Gleaner. 2010-01-07. 2010-01-23. 1 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240501221224/https://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20100107/int/int7.html. live.
  2. News: MINISTRY RELEASES BLOWING POINT FERRY TERMINAL DESIGN. The Anguillian. 11 May 2021. 1 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240501221225/https://theanguillian.com/cgi-sys/suspendedpage.cgi. live.
  3. Web site: Germain Hughes - Player Info. Global Sports Archive. 11 May 2021. 12 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220512222548/https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/germain-hughes/59046/. live.