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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.
The town of Coober Pedy was settled entirely for the large finds of opal nearby, with the first deposits uncovered in 1915, before substantially more miners moved in by 1917. The town was named ‘Coober Pedy’ by the local Progress and Miners Association in 1920 from the Aboriginal words "Kupa Piti", meaning white man's hole or waterhole. [3]
The Church of Saint Elijah the Prophet (Serbian: Црква Светог Илије Пророка / Crkva Svetog Ilije Proroka) is the Serbian Orthodox church in Coober Pedy, South Australia, built in 1993 and is dedicated to Saint Elijah. It belongs to the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Australia and New Zealand. The church is a popular tourist ...
Coober Pedy Airport (IATA: CPD, ICAO: YCBP) serves the opal mining town of Coober Pedy in outback South Australia.It is located southwest of the township. The airfield, which was renamed Redstone Airport in-game, was featured in the 2016 racing video game Forza Horizon 3 on the Xbox One and is often used for drag races.
The Kupa Piti Kungka Tjuta is a council of senior Aboriginal women from Coober Pedy, South Australia. [1] [2] They protest against Government plans to dump radioactive waste in their land, and for the protection of their land and culture. [3] The council was formed in 1995 by Eileen Kampakuta Brown, Eileen Wani Wingfield and other Aboriginal ...
Coober Pedy is a small town in the Outback of Southern Australia.. Many of Coober Pedy's residents live underground to escape the region's immense heat. Homes, bars, a church, and more can be ...
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 ...
The basin surrounds the town of Coober Pedy in northern South Australia. It located in the north of the Gawler Block. [2] Structure