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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coober Pedy canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Stuart Highway