Coober Pedy

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Coober Pedy is a remote Australian outback town in South Australia famous for its opal mining industry and underground homes built to escape the extreme desert heat.

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Coober Pedy canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf locality
town
buildingStyle dugout dwellings
climateType hot desert climate
country Australia
distanceFromAdelaide approximately 840 km north
economicActivity retail services for travellers
tourism
electorateFederal Grey NERFINISHED
electorateState Stuart NERFINISHED
foundedAs opal mining settlement
governingBody District Council of Coober Pedy NERFINISHED
hasAirport Coober Pedy Airport NERFINISHED
hasFeature underground camping sites
underground churches
underground hotels
underground houses
underground shops
hasReligiousBuilding underground Anglican church
underground Catholic church
underground Serbian Orthodox church
knownFor extreme desert climate
opal mining
underground homes
languageOrigin Kokatha language NERFINISHED
locatedIn Great Artesian Basin region NERFINISHED
Stuart Highway corridor NERFINISHED
arid desert environment
mediaAppearance filming location for post‑apocalyptic movies
nameMeaning white man’s hole
near Kanku-Breakaways Conservation Park NERFINISHED
nickname Opal Capital of the World NERFINISHED
populationCharacteristic culturally diverse community
small population
primaryIndustry opal mining
produces crystal opal
milky opal
white opal
reasonForUndergroundHomes protection from extreme heat
region Outback NERFINISHED
roadConnection connected to Adelaide by Stuart Highway
connected to Alice Springs by Stuart Highway
state South Australia NERFINISHED
summerTemperatureCharacteristic very high daytime temperatures
tourismAttraction breakaways and moon‑like landscapes
opal mines
underground accommodation
transportRoute Stuart Highway NERFINISHED
waterSource bore water

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Stuart Highway (via connecting routes at Adelaide) passesNear Coober Pedy
subject surface form: Stuart Highway
Stuart Highway passesThrough Coober Pedy