Iquique, Chile, at the base of a steep coastal slope just west of the Atacama Desert

iss074e0362030 (March 5, 2026) --- Iquique, Chile, with a population of over 230,000, lies at the base of a steep coastal slope just west of the Atacama Desert—one of the world’s driest regions—on the South American nation’s Pacific coast. The International Space Station was orbiting 264 miles above at the time of this photograph.