Mejillones

is a port city in northern Chile. It is situated in the northern side of Peninsula de Mejillones, in Second Region of Chile, almost 65 km north of Antofagasta. To the west, in the northern part of Peninsula de Mejillones, is Punta de Angamos, site of the naval combat of Punta Angamos, fought during the War of the Pacific. Mejillones is surrounded by the waters of the Pacific Ocean to the west and by one of the most arid deserts in the world to the east, Desierto de Atacama.