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Coober Pedy
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town in South Australia, Australia
Key facts
- Country
- Australia
- State
- South Australia
- Region
- Far North
- Lga
- District Council of Coober Pedy
- Location
- 846 km (526 mi) NW of Adelaide 688 km (428 mi) S of Alice Springs
- State electorate
- Stuart
- Federal division
- Grey
- Total
- 1,437 ( urban centre and locality</span>"}]]}'>UCL 2021 )
- Mean max temp
- 27.8 °C (82.0 °F)
- Mean min temp
- 14.2 °C (57.6 °F)
- Annual rainfall
- 144.2 mm (5.68 in)
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Adjoining localities
Coober Pedy (/ˈkuːbər ˈpiːdi/) 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 mined there. A blower truck is raised above the town sign, representing the importance of opal mining to the town's history. Coober Pedy is also renowned for its below-ground dwellings, called "dugouts", which are built in this fashion due to the scorching daytime heat.
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