Blowing Point, Anguilla
Blowing Point | |
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District | |
![]() Ferry Terminal | |
![]() ![]() Blowing Point | |
Coordinates: 18°10′38″N 63°05′38″W / 18.1771°N 63.0939°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Overseas Territory | Anguilla |
Area | |
• Land | 5.15 km2 (1.99 sq mi) |
Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 870 |
Blowing Point is a village and one of the fourteen Districts of Anguilla, located on the southern coast.[2] It is home to Anguilla's ferry terminal.
Transport[]
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Ferry Terminal[]
There are regular ferries from St. Martin to Anguilla providing a half hour service.[3] 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.[3] In 2007, 188,176 of the 271,959 people (both visitors and residents) entered Anguilla via the ferry terminal.[4] 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.[5]
Demographics[]
Year | 1974 | 1984 | 1994 | 2001 | 2011 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Population | 501 | 463 | 802 | 779 | 870 [1] |
Notable people[]
- Germain Hughes (born 1996), footballer[6]
References[]
- ^ a b "Anguilla census data". Statoids.com. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "General election set for February". Jamaica Gleaner. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ^ a b Jacobs Consultancy 2008, p. 7.
- ^ Jacobs Consultancy 2008, p. 17.
- ^ "MINISTRY RELEASES BLOWING POINT FERRY TERMINAL DESIGN". The Anguillian. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Germain Hughes - Player Info". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
Bibliography[]
- Jacobs Consultancy (2008). "MASTER PLAN PORT OF BLOWING POINT, ANGUILLA" (PDF). Canada.</ref>
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Coordinates: 18°10′38″N 63°05′38″W / 18.1771°N 63.0939°W
- Populated places in Anguilla
- France–United Kingdom border crossings
- Ferry transport in British Overseas Territories
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