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Sweden's biggest oil port, Brofjorden Port, is located near the mouth of the fjord on the southeast side. With about 22 million ton of cargo handled annually, it is also Sweden's second biggest port. [11] [12] The port facilities at Brofjorden are owned by Preemraff Lysekil oil refinery. [13]
The Peruvian ironclad Huáscar arrived in Arica on July 8, 1879. At Arica, President Mariano Ignacio Prado gave him the order to go to Iquique, while taking advantage of the darkness, sink one of the ships blockading Iquique, since he had information that night as the Chilean squadron withdrew from Iquique and only one ship remained to blockade the port.
The Battle of Iquique resulted in a clear victory for Peru, lifting the blockade on Iquique and temporarily forcing Chilean forces to retreat. However, the loss of the Independencia , one of Peru's most powerful warships, in the subsequent Battle of Punta Gruesa proved to be a strategic setback, whereas Chile only lost one of its oldest wooden ...
After the war she was transferred to the Chilean Navy in 1946 and renamed Iquique. She served with the Chilean Navy until 1968. Joliette was ordered in October 1941 as part of the River-class building program. [2] [3] She was laid down on 19 July 1943 by Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co. at Quebec City and launched 12 November 1943. [3]
The Astoreca Palace in Iquique, reflecting the influence of Spanish colonial architecture. Iquique (Spanish pronunciation:) is a port city and commune in northern Chile, capital of both the Iquique Province and Tarapacá Region. It lies on the Pacific coast, west of the Pampa del Tamarugal, which is part of the Atacama Desert.
Pisagua is a Chilean port on the Pacific Ocean, located in Huara comuna (municipality), in Tarapacá Region, northern Chile. In 2007, the new Tamarugal Province was established and the comuna of Huara, previously within the province of Iquique, was incorporated to the newly created province.
In Malawi, clinics could soon be running out of critical HIV medication, unable to replenish their supply since the Trump administration ordered a freeze to U.S. foreign aid. The pause has halted ...
In Iquique, a replica of Esmeralda as she was on 20 May 1879 [6] was opened as a museum ship on 20 May 2011 by President Sebastián Piñera, including the descendants of Arturo Prat. [ 7 ] The museum corresponds on the representation of 1:1 scale of the major departments in Esmeralda .