location : coober pedy is a small town located in south Australia, 946 km north of Adelaide. Its has a latitude and longitude of 29° 0′ 40″ S, 134° 45′ 20″ E
describe unique aspects : coober pedy is a small town of roughly 3500 people. known as the opal capital of Australia with most of the world green opal supply coming from this town. it is known for its unique style of living with residents living and the town operating underground in dug out homes because of the extremely hot temperatures (an average of 36.4C in January). Coober peddy also featured in the film Mad Max 2. A popular tourist activity is searching for opals but if you don't succeed you can always buy one from the gift shop
activities : opal mining, hiking, visiting dug out underground houses, golfing, tours and wildlife observing.
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