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Iquique

American  
[ee-kee-ke] / iˈki kɛ /

noun

  1. a seaport in N Chile.


Iquique British  
/ iˈkike /

noun

  1. a port in N Chile: oil refineries. Pop: 243 000 (2005 est)

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The party line, if pulled over by the police is that we're "just a group of friends running from Iquique to San Pedro de Atacama".

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2024

Some of the migrants walk further after crossing the border and make it to the city of Iquique.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2021

"Kast is the only one who offers clear solutions," said Melitza Lopez, 34, a nurse from the northern port city of Iquique.

From Reuters • Nov. 25, 2021

This has inspired ugly protests on the right: In late September, 3,000 people in Iquique, a northern port city, gathered to protest the camps of undocumented Venezuelans.

From Slate • Nov. 19, 2021

The Pisagua line of operations was at once abandoned, and the military forces of the congress were moved by sea to Iquique, whence, under the command of Colonel Estanislao Del Canto, they started inland.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various