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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.
Lake Eyre in March 2009. It is usually a dry salt lake which is filling at the moment
due to flooding up North, very popular with tourists as it's a very rare occurance.
The Dingo (Canis lupus dingo) also known as Warrigal, Maliki, Mirigung, Decker Dog,
Boololomo, Repeti, or Australian Native Dog, is a domestic dog that has reverted to
living in the wild and today mostly lives independently from humans. From The WikiPedia.
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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.
Created over 80 million years, the Painted Desert in South Australia, distinct from Painted
Desert in Arizona is just as spectacular with its multi-hued terrain. The effects of erosion
on the residue from an ancient inland sea and the leaching of minerals in the soil, together
lend the myriad colors one sees today. Located towards the north-east of Coober Pedy.
From The WikiPedia
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