Lightning Ridge
E367530
Lightning Ridge is a remote outback town in northwestern New South Wales, Australia, famous for its black opal mining and distinctive artesian bore baths.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lightning Ridge canonical | 6 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
locality
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| culturalCharacteristic |
eccentric mining community
ⓘ
self-built dwellings and camps ⓘ |
| distanceFrom |
about 70 km south of the Queensland border
ⓘ
about 770 km northwest of Sydney ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
opal mining
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | Cretaceous sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
Amigo’s Castle
ⓘ
Australian Opal Centre (planned museum) ⓘ Chambers of the Black Hand ⓘ Lightning Ridge Bore Baths ⓘ |
| hasEvent | annual opal festivals ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
camping areas
ⓘ
caravan parks ⓘ motels ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
artesian bore baths
ⓘ
fossicking areas ⓘ opal fields ⓘ underground mines ⓘ |
| knownFor |
artesian bore baths
ⓘ
black opal ⓘ opal mining ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| localGovernmentArea | Walgett Shire Council ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Outback
ⓘ
Walgett Shire ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Grawin opal fields
ⓘ
Walgett ⓘ |
| mineralResource |
black opal
ⓘ
precious opal ⓘ |
| notableFor | unique black opal with dark body tone ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic |
large transient mining population
ⓘ
small permanent population ⓘ |
| postalCode | 2834 ⓘ |
| region | northwestern New South Wales ⓘ |
| resourceType | world-famous source of black opal ⓘ |
| roadAccess | Castlereagh Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | New South Wales ⓘ |
| timeZone | AEST ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | AEDT ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
fossicking for opal
ⓘ
soaking in hot artesian baths ⓘ visiting underground art galleries ⓘ |
| waterSource | Great Artesian Basin ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.