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  2. Coober Pedy - Wikipedia

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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.

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    Coober Pedy is located in South Australia, over 1,000 miles from Canberra, the country's capital city. The location of Coober Pedy. Google Maps.

  4. What life in underground town Coober Pedy looks like - AOL

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    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 ...

  5. District Council of Coober Pedy - Wikipedia

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    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]

  6. Far North (South Australia) - Wikipedia

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    The Far North includes the following local government areas: Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY), City of Port Augusta, District Council of Coober Pedy, Flinders Ranges Council and Municipal Council of Roxby Downs.

  7. Mount Willoughby Indigenous Protected Area - Wikipedia

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    Mount Willoughby Indigenous Protected Area is an indigenous protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the gazetted localities of Mount Willoughby and Evelyn Downs about 150 kilometres (93 miles) north-west of the town of Coober Pedy.

  8. Coober Pedy Airport - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Local government areas of South Australia - Wikipedia

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    Coober Pedy was the fastest shrinking LGA, at -3.0 percent. [3] ... 1950 gained city status as the City of West Torrens 1997 annexed the Town of Thebarton:

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