Mejillones
A modest port town on the Mejillones Peninsula in northern Chile, flanked by the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Atacama Desert to the east, marking the country's widest point along a parallel. Nearby Punta Angamos was the site of a naval battle during the War of the Pacific (1879–1883). The town's name derives from the mussel species that once formed a staple food for the region's indigenous inhabitants and still abounds along the northern Chilean coast.
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- Population14,084
- Nearest water from center 10 km6.5 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 5.0 km3.1 mi
Nearest airports
Mejillones: quick answers
Where is Mejillones?
Mejillones is in Chile, about 61 km38 miles in a straight line from Antofagasta.
How do you get to Mejillones?
The nearest airport is Antofagasta (ANF), about 37 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Mejillones?
The warmest month is February, averaging 21°C71°F across day and night; the coolest is July, at 15°C59°F. The wettest month is June, with about 8 mm0.3 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Mejillones?
OpenStreetMap lists 1 museum, 4 restaurants and 1 place of worship within 2 km of the centre.