Blowing Point, Anguilla

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.

Blowing Point
District
Ferry Terminal
Blowing Point
Coordinates: 18.1771°N 63.0939°W / 18.1771; -63.0939
Country	United Kingdom
Overseas Territory	Anguilla
Area
• Land	5.15 km2 (1.99 sq mi)
Elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	870
Time zone	UTC-04:00 (AST)

Transport

Blowing Point Ferry Terminal

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

Historical population of Blowing Point, Anguilla
(Source: Statoids.com)

Year	1974	1984	1994	2001	2011
Population	501	463	802	779	870 [1]

Notable people

• Germain Hughes (born 1996), footballer^[6]