Blowing Point, Anguilla (original) (raw)
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New Blowing Point Ferry Terminal entrance
Blowing Point is a village and one of the fourteen Districts of Anguila, located on the southern coast. It is home to Anguilla's ferry terminal.
Blowing Point 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.[1] In 2007, 188,176 of the 271,959 people (both visitors and residents) entered Anguilla via the ferry terminal.[2] This way of travel is the most common method of transport between Anguilla and St. Martin or Sint Maarten. The exiting terminal was redesigned and was opened in 2023.[3]
Historical population of Blowing Point, Anguilla (Source: Statoids.com)
| Year | 1974 | 1984 | 1994 | 2001 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 501 | 463 | 802 | 779 | 870 [4] |
- Germain Hughes (born 1996), footballer[5]
- ^ Jacobs Consultancy 2008, p. 7.
- ^ Jacobs Consultancy 2008, p. 17.
- ^ "NEW BLOWING POINT FERRY TERMINAL TO ELEVATE TRAVELLER EXPERIENCE". The Anguillian. Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Anguilla census data". Statoids.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Germain Hughes - Player Info". Global Sports Archive. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- Jacobs Consultancy (2008). "MASTER PLAN PORT OF BLOWING POINT, ANGUILLA" (PDF). Canada. (dead link)
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