Coober Pedy

Coober Pedy
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📍 Coober Pedy, SA · Unusual places

An opal-mining town where many people live, worship and stay underground to escape the heat. Visit dugout homes and mines, see an underground church, and try fossicking (noodling) for opal.

Videos

Why Is Coober Pedy So Unique?! | Let's GO! — ABC Big Kids on YouTube
Life against the odds in Australia's underground town - BBC REEL — BBC Global on YouTube

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