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Coober Pedy is the white man’s form of Kupa Piti, the Aboriginal words
which mean white man in a hole, a reference to the European’s method
of housing out here.
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Coober Pedy is the largest producer of opals in the world, nearly
85% of all the opals in the world are mined here.
The spectacular countryside around this outback town has been described
as “The Lunar Landscape” an apt description and one you really
have to experience, photos do not do it justice.
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