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Coober Pedy - Holiday Activities, Tours, Attractions
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Coober Pedy is a small opal mining and tourist town in Outback South Australia located about 845 kilometres north of Adelaide on the Stuart Highway. The town is renowned as the `Opal Capital of the World` because of the large amount of precious opal that has been are mined at Coober Pedy. It is also famous for the unique lifestyle of the local residents who live in underground chambers cut into the rock in the old mines. The underground houses provide relief from the heat of this outback desert area. Opal was first discovered in Coober Pedy in 1915 and since then has been the source of most of gem quality opal enjoyed throughout the world. The Coober Pedy community relies on tourism as well as the opal mining industry for support, and it is a great place to visit. There is a range of underground accommodation and conventional places to stay on the surface. You can explore authentic underground homes, potteries, museums, opal shops, local art galleries and opal mines.
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