Coober Pedy

Description

Coober Pedy () is a town in northern South Australia, 846 km (526 mi) north of Adelaide on the Stuart Highway. The town is sometimes referred to as the "opal capital of the world" because of the quantity of precious opals that are mined there. Coober Pedy is renowned for its below-ground residences, called "dugouts", which are built in this fashion due to the scorching daytime heat. The name "Coober Pedy" comes from the an Aboriginal term kupa-piti, which means "whitefellas' hole".
In the 2016 Census, there were 1,762 people in Coober Pedy.

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