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Coober Pedy (/ ˈ k uː b ər ˈ p iː d i /) 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.
Originally a mining town, many of the residents of Australia's Coober Pedy live in dugouts to escape the heat. During the town's summer months, temperatures can reach 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
Faced with unberable heat, the citizens of Coober Pedy in South Australia decided to escape by making a dramatic move ... underground. Founded in 1915, this desert town is home to miles of hidden ...
Kangaroo Jack was released in the United States on January 17, 2003, by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film was strongly panned by critics, who criticized the screenplay, humor, violence, and innuendoes, as well as its false advertising as a family film with the kangaroo in a significant speaking role, although the visuals and soundtrack were praised.
Anne Beadell Highway is an outback unsealed track linking Coober Pedy, South Australia, and Laverton, Western Australia, a total distance of 1,325 km (823 mi). [3] The track was surveyed and built by Len Beadell, Australian surveyor, who named it after his wife.
Coober Pedy Experience motel (underground), South Australia: Orientation: Normal: Horizontal resolution: 72 dpi: Vertical resolution: 72 dpi: Software used: Version 1.0: File change date and time: 16:02, 18 November 2007: Y and C positioning: Co-sited: Exposure Program: Creative program (biased toward depth of field) Exif version: 2.21: Date ...
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English: Precious opal (Coober Pedy Opal Field, South Australia) Opal is hydrous silica (SiO2·nH2O). Technically, opal is not a mineral because it lacks a crystalline structure. Opal is supposed to be called a mineraloid.