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class="vector-toc-numb">4.2</span> <span>Other minerals</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other_minerals-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Oil_reserves" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Oil_reserves"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3</span> <span>Oil reserves</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Oil_reserves-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Tourism" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Tourism"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Tourism</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Tourism-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Tourism subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Tourism-sublist" 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id="toc-Local_media-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sport_and_recreation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sport_and_recreation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Sport and recreation</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sport_and_recreation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Art_centre" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Art_centre"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Art centre</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Art_centre-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-In_philately" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#In_philately"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>In philately</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-In_philately-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-In_popular_culture" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#In_popular_culture"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>In popular culture</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-In_popular_culture-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle In popular culture subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-In_popular_culture-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Films" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Films"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.1</span> <span>Films</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Films-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Video_game" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Video_game"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.2</span> <span>Video game</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Video_game-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Transport" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Transport"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>Transport</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Transport-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">14</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">15</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">16</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> 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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%B1_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A" title="كوبر بيدي – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="كوبر بيدي" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hyw mw-list-item"><a href="https://hyw.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%94%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%BA%D5%A8%D6%80_%D5%93%D5%A5%D5%BF%D5%AB" title="Քուպըր Փետի – Western Armenian" lang="hyw" hreflang="hyw" data-title="Քուպըր Փետի" data-language-autonym="Արեւմտահայերէն" data-language-local-name="Western Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Արեւմտահայերէն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coober_Pedy" title="Coober Pedy – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Coober Pedy" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuber-Pedi" title="Kuber-Pedi – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Kuber-Pedi" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BF" title="কুবার পেডি – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="কুবার পেডি" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%80_%D0%9F%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8" title="Кубер Педи – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Кубер Педи" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coober_Pedy_(lungsod)" title="Coober Pedy (lungsod) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Coober Pedy (lungsod)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coober_Pedy" title="Coober Pedy – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Coober Pedy" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coober_Pedy" title="Coober Pedy – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Coober Pedy" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coober_Pedy" title="Coober Pedy – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Coober Pedy" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coober_Pedy" title="Coober Pedy – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Coober Pedy" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coober_Pedy" title="Coober Pedy – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Coober Pedy" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%B1_%D9%BE%D8%AF%DB%8C" title="کوبر پدی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="کوبر پدی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coober_Pedy" title="Coober Pedy – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Coober Pedy" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%BF%A0%EB%B2%84%ED%8E%98%EB%94%94" title="쿠버페디 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="쿠버페디" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%BF%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A2%D5%A5%D6%80_%D5%8A%D5%A5%D5%A4%D5%AB" title="Կուբեր Պեդի – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Կուբեր Պեդի" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coober_Pedy" title="Coober Pedy – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Coober Pedy" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%91%D7%A8_%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%93%D7%99" title="קובר פידי – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="קובר פידי" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%80-%D0%9F%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8" title="Кубер-Педи – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Кубер-Педи" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coober_Pedy" title="Coober Pedy – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Coober Pedy" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%80_%D0%9F%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B8" title="Кубер Пиди – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Кубер Пиди" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%B1_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%89" title="كوبر بيدى – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="كوبر بيدى" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coober_Pedy" title="Coober Pedy – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Coober Pedy" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9A%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3" title="クーバーペディ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="クーバーペディ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coober_Pedy" title="Coober Pedy – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Coober Pedy" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%95%E0%A9%82%E0%A8%AC%E0%A8%B0_%E0%A8%AA%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%A1%E0%A9%80" title="ਕੂਬਰ ਪੇਡੀ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਕੂਬਰ ਪੇਡੀ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%B1_%D9%BE%DB%8C%DA%88%DB%8C" title="کوبر پیڈی – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="کوبر پیڈی" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coober_Pedy" title="Coober Pedy – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Coober Pedy" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coober_Pedy" title="Coober Pedy – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Coober Pedy" data-language-autonym="Português" 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alt="Coober Pedy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div>Coober Pedy</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em"></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:40%; background-color:#e9f9d2;"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Coordinates</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Coober_Pedy&params=29_0_40_S_134_45_20_E_type:city_region:AU-SA"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">29°0′40″S</span> <span class="longitude">134°45′20″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">29.01111°S 134.75556°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-29.01111; 134.75556</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:40%; background-color:#e9f9d2;">Population</th><td class="infobox-data">1,437 (<abbr title="urban centre and locality">UCL</abbr> <a href="/wiki/2021_Australian_census" title="2021 Australian census">2021</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:40%; background-color:#e9f9d2;">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1915</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:40%; background-color:#e9f9d2;"><a href="/wiki/Postcodes_in_Australia" title="Postcodes in Australia">Postcode(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data">5723</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:40%; background-color:#e9f9d2;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><li> 846 km (526 mi) NW of <a href="/wiki/Adelaide" title="Adelaide">Adelaide</a> </li><li> 688 km (428 mi) S of <a href="/wiki/Alice_Springs" title="Alice Springs">Alice Springs</a> </li></ul></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:40%; background-color:#e9f9d2;"><a href="/wiki/Local_government_areas_of_South_Australia" title="Local government areas of South Australia">LGA(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/District_Council_of_Coober_Pedy" title="District Council of Coober Pedy">District Council of Coober Pedy</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:40%; background-color:#e9f9d2;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_regions_of_Australia" title="List of regions of Australia">Region</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Far_North_(South_Australia)" title="Far North (South Australia)">Far North</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:40%; background-color:#e9f9d2;"><a href="/wiki/Electorates_of_the_Australian_states_and_territories" title="Electorates of the Australian states and territories">State electorate(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Giles" title="Electoral district of Giles">Giles</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:40%; background-color:#e9f9d2;"><a href="/wiki/Divisions_of_the_Australian_House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives">Federal division(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Division_of_Grey" title="Division of Grey">Grey</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%; border: 1px #ddd solid;"> <tbody><tr class="mergedrow"> <td style="background-color:#f0f0ff;border: 1px #FFF solid; text-align:center; width:33%;"><b>Mean max temp</b><sup id="cite_ref-climate_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-climate-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td style="background-color:#f0f0ff;border: 1px #FFF solid; text-align:center; width:34%;"><b>Mean min temp</b><sup id="cite_ref-climate_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-climate-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td style="background-color:#f0f0ff;border: 1px #FFF solid; text-align:center; width:33%;"><b>Annual rainfall</b><sup id="cite_ref-climate_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-climate-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> </tr><tr style="border: 1px #FFF solid" class="mergedrow"> <td style="padding: 2px 0px; text-align:center; width:33%;"> 27.8 °C <br />82 °F</td> <td style="padding: 2px 0px; text-align:center; width:34%;">14.2 °C <br />58 °F</td> <td style="padding: 2px 0px; text-align:center; width:33%;">144.2 mm <br />5.7 in</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="3" style="width:100%; border: 1px #ddd solid;"> <tbody><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#f0f0ff;padding: 2px 0px; text-align:center;"><b>Localities around Coober Pedy:</b></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"> <td style="text-align:center; padding: 3px 0px; width:33%;"><a href="/wiki/Mount_Willoughby,_South_Australia" title="Mount Willoughby, South Australia">Mount Willoughby</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; padding: 3px 0px; width:34%;"><a href="/wiki/Mount_Willoughby,_South_Australia" title="Mount Willoughby, South Australia">Mount Willoughby</a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mount_Barry,_South_Australia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mount Barry, South Australia (page does not exist)">Mount Barry</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; padding: 3px 0px; width:33%;"><a href="/wiki/Anna_Creek,_South_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Anna Creek, South Australia">Anna Creek</a></td> </tr><tr class="mergedrow"> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px 0px; width:33%;"><a href="/wiki/Mount_Clarence_Station,_South_Australia" title="Mount Clarence Station, South Australia">Mount Clarence Station</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px 0px; width:34%;font-weight:bold;">Coober Pedy</td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px 0px; width:33%;"><a href="/wiki/Anna_Creek,_South_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Anna Creek, South Australia">Anna Creek</a></td> </tr><tr class="mergedrow"> <td style="text-align:center; padding: 3px 0px; width:33%;"><a href="/wiki/Mount_Clarence_Station,_South_Australia" title="Mount Clarence Station, South Australia">Mount Clarence Station</a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ingomar,_South_Australia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ingomar, South Australia (page does not exist)">Ingomar</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; padding: 3px 0px; width:34%;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ingomar,_South_Australia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ingomar, South Australia (page does not exist)">Ingomar</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; padding: 3px 0px; width:33%;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mount_Douall,_South_Australia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mount Douall, South Australia (page does not exist)">Mount Douall</a></td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:40%; background-color:#e9f9d2;">Footnotes</th><td class="infobox-data">Adjoining localities<sup id="cite_ref-PLB_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PLB-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Coober Pedy</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'k' in 'kind'">k</span><span title="/uː/: 'oo' in 'goose'">uː</span><span title="'b' in 'buy'">b</span><span title="/ər/: 'er' in 'letter'">ər</span></span><span class="wrap"> </span><span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'p' in 'pie'">p</span><span title="/iː/: 'ee' in 'fleece'">iː</span><span title="'d' in 'dye'">d</span><span title="/i/: 'y' in 'happy'">i</span></span>/</a></span></span>) is a town in northern <a href="/wiki/South_Australia" title="South Australia">South Australia</a>, 846 km (526 mi) north of <a href="/wiki/Adelaide" title="Adelaide">Adelaide</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Stuart_Highway" title="Stuart Highway">Stuart Highway</a>. The town is sometimes referred to as the "opal capital of the world" because of the quantity of precious <a href="/wiki/Opal" title="Opal">opals</a> that are mined there. A <a href="/wiki/Mining_truck" class="mw-redirect" title="Mining truck">blower truck</a> 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 "<a href="/wiki/Dugout_(shelter)" title="Dugout (shelter)">dugouts</a>", which are built in this fashion due to the scorching daytime heat. </p><p>The name "Coober Pedy" is thought to derive from the <a href="/wiki/Kokatha_dialect" title="Kokatha dialect">Kokatha-</a><a href="/wiki/Barngarla_language" title="Barngarla language">Barngarla</a> term <i>kupa-piti</i>, which translates to "whitefellas' hole", but in 1975 the local <a href="/wiki/Aboriginal_Australians" title="Aboriginal Australians">Aboriginal people</a> of the town adopted the name <b>Umoona</b>, which means "long life" and is also their name for the <a href="/wiki/Acacia_aneura" title="Acacia aneura">mulga tree</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coober_Pedy&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Aboriginal people have a longstanding connection with the area,<sup id="cite_ref-welcome_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-welcome-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which is considered by the <a href="/wiki/Western_Desert_cultural_bloc" title="Western Desert cultural bloc">people of the Western Desert</a> to be the traditional lands of the <a href="/wiki/Arabana_people" title="Arabana people">Arabana people</a>, although <a href="/wiki/Kokatha" title="Kokatha">Kokatha</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yankunytjatjara" title="Yankunytjatjara">Yankunytjatjara</a> people are also closely attached to some <a href="/wiki/Aboriginal_sacred_site" class="mw-redirect" title="Aboriginal sacred site">ceremonial sites</a> in the area. The origin of the name of the town (decided in 1920)<sup id="cite_ref-hist_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hist-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is thought to derive from the words in the <a href="/wiki/Kokatha_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kokatha language">Kokatha language</a>, <i>kupa piti</i>, usually translated as "whitefella" and "hole in the ground", or <i>guba bidi</i>, "white man's holes", relating to white people's mining activities.<sup id="cite_ref-naessen_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-naessen-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Further investigation into the words by linguists shows that <i>kupa</i> may have originated from the <a href="/wiki/Parnkalla_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Parnkalla language">Parnkalla language</a> and that <i>piti</i> may be the Kokatha word specifically created for "quarry" (a white man's activity).<sup id="cite_ref-naessen_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-naessen-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1858, Scottish-born <a href="/wiki/John_McDouall_Stuart" title="John McDouall Stuart">John McDouall Stuart</a> was the first European explorer to pass near the site of Coober Pedy.<sup id="cite_ref-welcome_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-welcome-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 1 February 1915, Wille Hutchison discovered the first opal in the area, after which the town was established.<sup id="cite_ref-welcome_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-welcome-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Opal miners started moving in around 1916.<sup id="cite_ref-natgeog_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-natgeog-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1920, five years later, a meeting settled on the name of Coober Pedy, when a <a href="/wiki/Post_office" title="Post office">post office</a> was established.<sup id="cite_ref-hist_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hist-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 1975, the local Aboriginal people of Coober Pedy adopted the name <b>Umoona</b>, which means "long life" and is also their name for the <i><a href="/wiki/Acacia_aneura" title="Acacia aneura">Acacia aneura</a></i>, or mulga tree, which is plentiful in the area.<sup id="cite_ref-hist_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hist-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The name has since been used for various establishments in the town (Umoona Opal Mine and Museum, Umoona Community Art Centre, Umoona Tjutagku Health Service Aboriginal Corporation). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Location_and_governance">Location and governance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coober_Pedy&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Location and governance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Coober Pedy is a small town about halfway between <a href="/wiki/Adelaide" title="Adelaide">Adelaide</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alice_Springs" title="Alice Springs">Alice Springs</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in the <a href="/wiki/Far_North_(South_Australia)" title="Far North (South Australia)">Far North</a> region of South Australia.<sup id="cite_ref-FN_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FN-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It falls within the <a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Giles" title="Electoral district of Giles">electoral district of Giles</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_South_Australia" title="Government of South Australia">state government</a> elections,<sup id="cite_ref-Giles_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Giles-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in the federal government <a href="/wiki/Division_of_Grey" title="Division of Grey">Division of Grey</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-AEC_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AEC-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coober_Pedy&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Coober Pedy is situated on the edge of the erosional scarp of the <a href="/wiki/Stuart_Range,_South_Australia" title="Stuart Range, South Australia">Stuart Ranges</a>, on beds of <a href="/wiki/Sandstone" title="Sandstone">sandstone</a> and <a href="/wiki/Siltstone" title="Siltstone">siltstone</a> 30 metres (100 ft) deep and topped with a stony, treeless desert. Very little plant life exists in town due to the region's low rainfall, the high cost of water, and lack of topsoil.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Coober_Pedy_-_Sunset_on_the_Breakways.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Coober_Pedy_-_Sunset_on_the_Breakways.jpg/220px-Coober_Pedy_-_Sunset_on_the_Breakways.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Coober_Pedy_-_Sunset_on_the_Breakways.jpg/330px-Coober_Pedy_-_Sunset_on_the_Breakways.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Coober_Pedy_-_Sunset_on_the_Breakways.jpg/440px-Coober_Pedy_-_Sunset_on_the_Breakways.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1400" data-file-height="1000" /></a><figcaption>Coober Pedy – sunset on the Breakways</figcaption></figure> <p>The harsh summer desert temperatures mean that many residents prefer to live in caves bored into the hillsides (known as "<a href="/wiki/Dugout_(shelter)" title="Dugout (shelter)">dugouts</a>"). A standard three-bedroom cave home with lounge, kitchen, and bathroom can be excavated out of the rock in the hillside for a similar price to building a house on the surface. However, dugouts remain at a constant temperature, while surface buildings need <a href="/wiki/Air_conditioning" title="Air conditioning">air conditioning</a>, especially during the summer months, when temperatures often exceed 40 °C (104 °F). The <a href="/wiki/Relative_humidity" class="mw-redirect" title="Relative humidity">relative humidity</a> rarely gets over 20% on these hot days, and the skies are usually cloud-free. The average maximum temperature is 30–32 °C (86–90 °F), but it can get quite cool in the winter.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The town's water supply, managed by the District Council which operates a bore and associated treatment plant, comes from the <a href="/wiki/Great_Artesian_Basin" title="Great Artesian Basin">Great Artesian Basin</a>. Problems with ageing pipes, high water losses, and lack of subsidies contribute to consumer water charges being the highest in South Australia.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coober_Pedy&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Coober_Pedy_-_panoramio_(1).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Coober_Pedy_-_panoramio_%281%29.jpg/220px-Coober_Pedy_-_panoramio_%281%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Coober_Pedy_-_panoramio_%281%29.jpg/330px-Coober_Pedy_-_panoramio_%281%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Coober_Pedy_-_panoramio_%281%29.jpg/440px-Coober_Pedy_-_panoramio_%281%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1994" data-file-height="1509" /></a><figcaption>Coober Pedy in March 2005</figcaption></figure> <p>Coober Pedy has a <a href="/wiki/Desert_climate#hot_desert_climate" title="Desert climate">hot desert climate</a> (<a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Köppen:</a> BWh), with very hot summers and mild winters. There is great <a href="/wiki/Seasonal_variation" class="mw-redirect" title="Seasonal variation">seasonal variation</a> due to the town's inland location. Average maxima vary between 36.7 °C (98.1 °F) in January and 18.4 °C (65.1 °F) in June; average minima range between 22.2 °C (72.0 °F) in January and 6.3 °C (43.3 °F) in July.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The mean annual <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> is among the lowest in <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>: 144.2 millimetres (5.68 in). It is well-distributed, spread across 38.8 precipitation days.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The town is very sunny, experiencing 173.8 clear days and only 63.7 cloudy days per year. Extreme temperatures have ranged from 48.3 °C (118.9 °F) on 20 December 2019 to −2.0 °C (28.4 °F) on 30 July 1976.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Coober Pedy was flooded when 115 millimetres (4.5 in) – more than three-quarters of the mean annual rainfall – was recorded in 24 hours on 10 April 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Coober Pedy (29º01'48"S, 134º43'12"E, 225 m AMSL) (1994-2024 normals, extremes to 1965) </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #A80000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">47.8<br />(118.0) </td> <td style="background: #B30000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">47.0<br />(116.6) </td> <td style="background: #D70000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">44.4<br />(111.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">41.5<br />(106.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF3700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.5<br />(92.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF4000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.1<br />(89.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF4100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.0<br />(89.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF2C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35.0<br />(95.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF0E00; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">39.4<br />(102.9) </td> <td style="background: #D10000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">44.8<br />(112.6) </td> <td style="background: #C20000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">45.9<br />(114.6) </td> <td style="background: #A10000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">48.3<br />(118.9) </td> <td style="background: #A10000; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">48.3<br />(118.9) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF2100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36.7<br />(98.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF2800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35.6<br />(96.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF4000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.2<br />(90.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF6200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.2<br />(81.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF860D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.0<br />(71.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF9F3F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.4<br />(65.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF9D3B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.7<br />(65.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF8B18; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.2<br />(70.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF6C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.8<br />(78.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF5600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.9<br />(84.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF4000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.1<br />(89.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF2F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34.6<br />(94.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF5E00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">27.8<br />(82.0) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF850B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.2<br />(72.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF8914; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.5<br />(70.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF9D3C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.6<br />(65.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFBA76; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.4<br />(57.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFD9B4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.9<br />(49.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFEEDD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.9<br />(44.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFF2E6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.3<br />(43.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFE9D4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.6<br />(45.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFD0A2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.2<br />(52.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFBC79; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.2<br />(57.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFA44A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.6<br />(63.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF9429; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.0<br />(68.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFBC79; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">14.2<br />(57.6) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFCB97; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.0<br />(53.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFCB97; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.0<br />(53.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFDEBE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.2<br />(48.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFFAF5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.2<br />(41.4) </td> <td style="background: #F1F1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.0<br />(35.6) </td> <td style="background: #E6E6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−0.1<br />(31.8) </td> <td style="background: #E1E1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−1.0<br />(30.2) </td> <td style="background: #EBEBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.9<br />(33.6) </td> <td style="background: #F6F6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.9<br />(37.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFF8F1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.5<br />(41.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFEDDB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.1<br />(44.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFD8B1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.1<br />(50.2) </td> <td style="background: #E1E1FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−1.0<br />(30.2) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #E8FFE8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.8<br />(0.58) </td> <td style="background: #E7FFE7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.3<br />(0.56) </td> <td style="background: #EFFFEF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.5<br />(0.41) </td> <td style="background: #E8FFE8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.3<br />(0.56) </td> <td style="background: #F0FFF0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.4<br />(0.37) </td> <td style="background: #EAFFEA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.4<br />(0.53) </td> <td style="background: #F7FFF7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.8<br />(0.19) </td> <td style="background: #F5FFF5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.6<br />(0.26) </td> <td style="background: #F2FFF2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.2<br />(0.32) </td> <td style="background: #EBFFEB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.1<br />(0.52) </td> <td style="background: #E7FFE7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.4<br />(0.61) </td> <td style="background: #E2FFE2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.3<br />(0.76) </td> <td style="background: #ECFFEC; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">144.2<br />(5.68) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 0.2 mm)</span> </th> <td style="background: #DBDBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.9 </td> <td style="background: #DEDEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.4 </td> <td style="background: #E1E1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.4 </td> <td style="background: #D8D8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.0 </td> <td style="background: #DCDCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.8 </td> <td style="background: #CDCDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.9 </td> <td style="background: #DDDDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.7 </td> <td style="background: #DCDCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.8 </td> <td style="background: #D7D7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.1 </td> <td style="background: #D3D3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.5 </td> <td style="background: #C3C3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.7 </td> <td style="background: #C6C6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.6 </td> <td style="background: #D6D6FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">38.8 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average afternoon <a href="/wiki/Relative_humidity" class="mw-redirect" title="Relative humidity">relative humidity</a> (%) </th> <td style="background: #BABAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18 </td> <td style="background: #AAAAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22 </td> <td style="background: #AAAAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22 </td> <td style="background: #9B9BFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26 </td> <td style="background: #8080FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33 </td> <td style="background: #6262FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">41 </td> <td style="background: #7171FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37 </td> <td style="background: #9090FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29 </td> <td style="background: #A3A3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24 </td> <td style="background: #AAAAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22 </td> <td style="background: #AEAEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21 </td> <td style="background: #B2B2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20 </td> <td style="background: #9B9BFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">26 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Dew_point" title="Dew point">dew point</a> °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FCFCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.0<br />(39.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFF6EE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.7<br />(42.3) </td> <td style="background: #F9F9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.5<br />(38.3) </td> <td style="background: #F7F7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.1<br />(37.6) </td> <td style="background: #F9F9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.5<br />(38.3) </td> <td style="background: #F9F9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.4<br />(38.1) </td> <td style="background: #EFEFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.7<br />(35.1) </td> <td style="background: #E6E6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−0.1<br />(31.8) </td> <td style="background: #E7E7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.1<br />(32.2) </td> <td style="background: #E7E7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.1<br />(32.2) </td> <td style="background: #EFEFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.7<br />(35.1) </td> <td style="background: #F8F8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.3<br />(37.9) </td> <td style="background: #F4F4FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">2.5<br />(36.5) </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: <a href="/wiki/Bureau_of_Meteorology" title="Bureau of Meteorology">Bureau of Meteorology</a> (1994-2024 normals, extremes to 1965)<sup id="cite_ref-climate_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-climate-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Mining">Mining</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coober_Pedy&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Mining"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Opals">Opals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coober_Pedy&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Opals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1034237262">.mw-parser-output .stack{box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .stack>div{margin:1px;overflow:hidden}@media all and (min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .stack-clear-left{float:left;clear:left}.mw-parser-output .stack-clear-right{float:right;clear:right}.mw-parser-output .stack-left{float:left}.mw-parser-output .stack-right{float:right}.mw-parser-output .stack-margin-clear-left{float:left;clear:left;margin-right:1em}.mw-parser-output .stack-margin-clear-right{float:right;clear:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .stack-margin-left{float:left;margin-right:1em}.mw-parser-output .stack-margin-right{float:right;margin-left:1em}}</style><div class="stack mw-stack stack-right"><div><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Coober_Pedy,_Umoona_Opal_Mine_-_panoramio.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Coober_Pedy%2C_Umoona_Opal_Mine_-_panoramio.jpg/220px-Coober_Pedy%2C_Umoona_Opal_Mine_-_panoramio.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Coober_Pedy%2C_Umoona_Opal_Mine_-_panoramio.jpg/330px-Coober_Pedy%2C_Umoona_Opal_Mine_-_panoramio.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Coober_Pedy%2C_Umoona_Opal_Mine_-_panoramio.jpg/440px-Coober_Pedy%2C_Umoona_Opal_Mine_-_panoramio.jpg 2x" data-file-width="858" data-file-height="644" /></a><figcaption>Umoona Opal Mine</figcaption></figure></div></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Oral_tradition" title="Oral tradition">Oral history</a> suggests that Aboriginal people knew where opals were in the Coober Pedy area, but did not value them because food was more important.<sup id="cite_ref-higgins2024_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-higgins2024-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1915, the first opals near Coober Pedy were found by a gold prospector. Earlier opal mining in Australia was mainly concentrated in <a href="/wiki/New_South_Wales" title="New South Wales">New South Wales</a> in towns such as <a href="/wiki/Lightning_Ridge,_New_South_Wales#European_settlement" title="Lightning Ridge, New South Wales">Lightning Ridge</a> and <a href="/wiki/White_Cliffs,_New_South_Wales" title="White Cliffs, New South Wales">White Cliffs</a>, and nearby <a href="/wiki/Andamooka,_South_Australia" title="Andamooka, South Australia">Andamooka</a> in South Australia.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>, returning soldiers sought employment in the opal mines, which were expanding rapidly, and following <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> many refugees, veterans, and immigrants from <a href="/wiki/Southern_Europe" title="Southern Europe">Southern</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Europe" title="Eastern Europe">Eastern Europe</a> found employment in the mines as well. At some points in the post-war period, up to 60 per cent of miners at Coober Pedy had Southern or Eastern European ancestry.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Aboriginal people were also employed in the industry from the 1940s.<sup id="cite_ref-higgins2024_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-higgins2024-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A 2016 thesis by M. Harding suggests "the small-scale and informal nature of the opal industry attracted Aboriginal people because of the level of workplace autonomy it provided", and it also accommodated their cultural practices. While opal mining around the town had slumped in the early 1940s, it picked up after a local Aboriginal woman, Tottie Bryant, discovered a large deposit in 1945.<sup id="cite_ref-harding2016_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-harding2016-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 1956 at the 'Eight Mile' opal field, the <a href="/wiki/Olympic_Australis" title="Olympic Australis">Olympic Australis</a> opal was found approximately 30 feet below the ground. It is the largest and one of the most valuable opals mined to date, consisting of 99 per cent gem opal (the other 1 per cent being soil). The Olympic Australis measures 11 inches in length, <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac">4<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">3</span>⁄<span class="den">4</span></span> inches height, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">4<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span> inches in width, and weighs 17,000 <a href="/wiki/Carat_(mass)" title="Carat (mass)">carats</a> (3,450 g, 121.7 oz, or 7.6 lb). It was valued at AU$2,500,000 (roughly US$1,708,000) in both 1997 and 2005, and is currently held in the offices of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Altmann_%26_Cherny_Ltd&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Altmann & Cherny Ltd (page does not exist)">Altmann & Cherny Ltd</a>, one of Australia's most prominent vendors and authorities on opals.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_25-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Starting around the 1970s, mechanized opal mining became more common, allowing for faster and comparatively less dangerous shaft digging, tunnelling, and <a href="/wiki/Tailings" title="Tailings">tailings</a> removal. </p><p>By 1999, there were more than 250,000 <a href="/wiki/Shaft_mining" class="mw-redirect" title="Shaft mining">mine shaft</a> entrances in the area. <a href="/wiki/Fossicking" title="Fossicking">Fossicking</a> and mining laws discouraged large-scale mining by allowing each prospector a 165-square-foot (15.3 m<sup>2</sup>) claim.<sup id="cite_ref-natgeog_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-natgeog-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These laws were also enacted in response to the hazards of walking around the town, with many mine shafts unmarked, abandoned, or merely dangerous to navigate. Coober Pedy supplies most of the world's gem-quality opal; it has over 70 <a href="/wiki/Opal" title="Opal">opal</a> fields.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An opalized fossil skeleton of an <a href="/wiki/Umoonasaurus" title="Umoonasaurus">Umoonasaurus</a> that has been nicknamed "Eric" was discovered in the Zorba Extension Opal Field near to Coober Pedy. The fossil is now in the Westpac Long Gallery of the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Museum" title="Australian Museum">Australian Museum</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Around 95 per cent of the opals mined today are gray, white potch, or <a href="/wiki/Opal#Common_opal" title="Opal">common opals</a> which are less valuable as they do not have <a href="/wiki/Opalescence" title="Opalescence">opalescence</a>. <a href="/wiki/Opal#Precious_opal" title="Opal">Black opals</a> and other precious opals are rarer, but much more valuable for their <a href="/wiki/Opalescence" title="Opalescence">opalescence</a> and other desirable <a href="/wiki/Optical_properties" title="Optical properties">optical properties</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_minerals">Other minerals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coober_Pedy&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Other minerals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In May 2009, South Australian Premier <a href="/wiki/Mike_Rann" title="Mike Rann">Mike Rann</a> opened the $1.15 billion <a href="/wiki/Prominent_Hill_Mine" class="mw-redirect" title="Prominent Hill Mine">Prominent Hill Mine</a>, 130 kilometres (81 mi) southeast of Coober Pedy. The copper-gold mine is operated by <a href="/wiki/OZ_Minerals" title="OZ Minerals">OZ Minerals</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2010, Rann opened the <a href="/wiki/Cairn_Hill_mine" title="Cairn Hill mine">Cairn Hill iron ore/copper/gold mine</a> operated by <a href="/wiki/IMX_Resources" class="mw-redirect" title="IMX Resources">IMX Resources</a> near Coober Pedy. It was the first new iron ore mining area opened in South Australia since the 19th century.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Due to low iron ore prices, the Cairn Hill mine was closed in June 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was sold to <a href="/wiki/Cu-River_Mining" title="Cu-River Mining">Cu-River Mining</a> who reopened the mine in 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Oil_reserves">Oil reserves</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coober_Pedy&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Oil reserves"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2013, a potentially significant <a href="/wiki/Tight_oil" title="Tight oil">tight oil</a> (oil trapped in oil-bearing shales) resource was found near the outskirts of Coober Pedy in the <a href="/wiki/Arckaringa_Basin" title="Arckaringa Basin">Arckaringa Basin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This resource was estimated to hold between 3.5 and 223 billion barrels (560<span style="margin-left:0.2em">×<span style="margin-left:0.1em">10</span></span><s style="display:none">^</s><sup>6</sup> and 35,450<span style="margin-left:0.2em">×<span style="margin-left:0.1em">10</span></span><s style="display:none">^</s><sup>6</sup> m<sup>3</sup>) of oil, providing the potential for Australia to become a net oil exporter.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tourism">Tourism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coober_Pedy&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Tourism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1034237262"><div class="stack mw-stack stack-right"><div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Coober_Pedy_-_Inside_jewelry_shop.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Coober_Pedy_-_Inside_jewelry_shop.jpg/220px-Coober_Pedy_-_Inside_jewelry_shop.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Coober_Pedy_-_Inside_jewelry_shop.jpg/330px-Coober_Pedy_-_Inside_jewelry_shop.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Coober_Pedy_-_Inside_jewelry_shop.jpg/440px-Coober_Pedy_-_Inside_jewelry_shop.jpg 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>An underground jewellery shop in Coober Pedy</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Entrance_to_an_underground_motel,_Coober_Pedy,_2007.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Entrance_to_an_underground_motel%2C_Coober_Pedy%2C_2007.jpg/220px-Entrance_to_an_underground_motel%2C_Coober_Pedy%2C_2007.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Entrance_to_an_underground_motel%2C_Coober_Pedy%2C_2007.jpg/330px-Entrance_to_an_underground_motel%2C_Coober_Pedy%2C_2007.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Entrance_to_an_underground_motel%2C_Coober_Pedy%2C_2007.jpg/440px-Entrance_to_an_underground_motel%2C_Coober_Pedy%2C_2007.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="960" /></a><figcaption>Entrance to an underground motel, Coober Pedy (2007)</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Coober_Pedy_underground_motel_room,_2007.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Coober_Pedy_underground_motel_room%2C_2007.jpg/220px-Coober_Pedy_underground_motel_room%2C_2007.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Coober_Pedy_underground_motel_room%2C_2007.jpg/330px-Coober_Pedy_underground_motel_room%2C_2007.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Coober_Pedy_underground_motel_room%2C_2007.jpg/440px-Coober_Pedy_underground_motel_room%2C_2007.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="2112" /></a><figcaption>Coober Pedy underground motel room</figcaption></figure> </div></div> <p>Coober Pedy is famous for its underground accommodation.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The town has become a popular stopover point and <a href="/wiki/Tourist_destination" class="mw-redirect" title="Tourist destination">tourist destination</a>, especially since 1987, when the sealing of the <a href="/wiki/Stuart_Highway" title="Stuart Highway">Stuart Highway</a> was completed.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Coober Pedy today relies as much on tourism as the opal mining industry to provide the community with employment and sustainability.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Visitors' attractions in Coober Pedy include the mines, the graveyard and the underground churches (the <a href="/wiki/Serbian_Orthodox_Church,_Coober_Pedy" title="Serbian Orthodox Church, Coober Pedy">Serbian Orthodox Church</a> and the Catholic Church).<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are several motels offering underground accommodation, ranging from a few rooms to the entire motel being a dug-out.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The hybrid <a href="/wiki/Coober_Pedy_Solar_Power_Station" title="Coober Pedy Solar Power Station">Coober Pedy Solar Power Station</a> supplies power to the <a href="/wiki/Off-grid" class="mw-redirect" title="Off-grid">off-grid</a> area.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The dugout of crocodile hunter and WWII <a href="/wiki/Latvian_National_Armed_Forces" title="Latvian National Armed Forces">Latvian National Armed Forces</a> soldier <a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arvid_Blumenthal" class="extiw" title="de:Arvid Blumenthal">Arvid Blumenthal</a> (or 'Crocodile Harry') is a famous tourist spot, known as 'Crocodile Harry's Underground Nest'. It is known for its bone collection, art and graffiti, and messages written by tourists. The dugout is featured as a set in movies, including <a href="/wiki/Pitch_Black_(film)" title="Pitch Black (film)"><i>Pitch Black</i></a> and <i><a href="/wiki/Mad_Max_Beyond_Thunderdome" title="Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome">Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Umoona Opal Mine and Museum is a popular attraction.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The annual Coober Pedy Opal Festival takes place in June, with the 34th edition occurring in 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Heritage_sites">Heritage sites</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coober_Pedy&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Heritage sites"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Serbian_Orthodox_Church_in_Coober_Pedy.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Serbian_Orthodox_Church_in_Coober_Pedy.jpg/220px-Serbian_Orthodox_Church_in_Coober_Pedy.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Serbian_Orthodox_Church_in_Coober_Pedy.jpg/330px-Serbian_Orthodox_Church_in_Coober_Pedy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Serbian_Orthodox_Church_in_Coober_Pedy.jpg/440px-Serbian_Orthodox_Church_in_Coober_Pedy.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>The underground Church of St Elijah, a Serbian Orthodox Church</figcaption></figure> <p>Coober Pedy has a number of <a href="/wiki/Heritage-listed" class="mw-redirect" title="Heritage-listed">heritage-listed</a> sites, including: </p> <ul><li>13 Hutchison Street: Three-Roomed Dugout<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>9 Hutchison Street: Coober Pedy Catholic Church and Presbytery<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Amenities_and_services">Amenities and services</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coober_Pedy&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Amenities and services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Umoona Tjutagku Health Service Aboriginal Corporation (UTHSAC) was established in 2005 to provide health services for local Aboriginal people.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Local_media">Local media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coober_Pedy&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Local media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Coober Pedy is home to the <i>Coober Pedy Regional Times</i>, a free community publication released fortnightly since 15 March 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under a previous name, it had begun as a newsletter called the <i>Coober Pedy Times</i>, which was first issued in August 1982,<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> itself continuing from a publication known as "<i>Opal Chips</i>".<sup id="cite_ref-:0_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After some financial difficulties, the <i>Times</i> was bought by its editor, Margaret McKay,<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in 2006 and now includes online versions.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_51-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Coober Pedy is served by both local and national radio and television services. The government-owned <a href="/wiki/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Australian Broadcasting Corporation">ABC</a> provides three broadcast radio stations — local radio <a href="/wiki/ABC_North_and_West_SA" title="ABC North and West SA">ABC North & West SA 106.1FM</a> and the national networks <a href="/wiki/Radio_National" title="Radio National">ABC Radio National 107.7FM</a> and <a href="/wiki/Triple_J" title="Triple J">Triple J 101.3FM</a>. </p><p>Commercial radio stations are Dusty Radio 104.5FM and Flow FM 99.7. <a href="/wiki/Community_radio" title="Community radio">Community radio</a> is provided by <a href="/wiki/Indigenous_Australians" title="Indigenous Australians">indigenous</a> broadcaster <a href="/wiki/Central_Australian_Aboriginal_Media_Association" title="Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association">CAAMA Radio 102.9FM</a>. </p><p>Five broadcast television services operate in Coober Pedy: commercial stations <a href="/wiki/Imparja_Television" title="Imparja Television">Imparja Television</a>, <a href="/wiki/QQQ" title="QQQ">Southern Cross Central</a> (formally known as Seven Central) and <a href="/wiki/CDT_(TV_station)" title="CDT (TV station)">10 Central</a>. Also including the Government-owned <a href="/wiki/ABC_Television_(Australian_TV_network)" title="ABC Television (Australian TV network)">ABC</a> and <a href="/wiki/Special_Broadcasting_Service" title="Special Broadcasting Service">SBS</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sport_and_recreation">Sport and recreation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coober_Pedy&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Sport and recreation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The local golf course – mostly played at night with glowing balls, to avoid daytime heat – is completely free of grass, and golfers take a small piece of "turf" around to use for teeing off. As a result of correspondence between the two clubs, the <a href="/wiki/Coober_Pedy_Golf_Club" title="Coober Pedy Golf Club">Coober Pedy Golf Club</a> is the only club in the world to enjoy reciprocal rights at <a href="/wiki/The_Royal_and_Ancient_Golf_Club_of_St_Andrews" title="The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews">The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The town also has an <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football" title="Australian rules football">Australian rules football</a> club, the Coober Pedy Saints, established in 2004, which competes in the <a href="/wiki/Far_North_Football_League" title="Far North Football League">Far North Football League</a> (formerly the Woomera & Districts Football League). Due to the town's isolation, to play matches the Saints must make round trips of over 900 kilometres (560 mi) to <a href="/wiki/Roxby_Downs,_South_Australia" title="Roxby Downs, South Australia">Roxby Downs</a>, where the rest of the league's teams are located. </p><p>The town has a <a href="/wiki/Drive-in_theater" title="Drive-in theater">drive-in theatre</a>. It opened in 1965, but became less popular after 1980 with the arrival of television to the town, and ceased regular operation in 1984. It was re-opened in 1996,<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and with the closure of the Mainline Drive-in at <a href="/wiki/Gepps_Cross" class="mw-redirect" title="Gepps Cross">Gepps Cross</a> in February 2022,<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> became the last drive-in in the state.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sulda2023_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sulda2023-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Art_centre">Art centre</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coober_Pedy&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Art centre"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A board for the Umoona Community Art Centre was established in 2021, but needs government funding to establish a permanent location in the town. A group of highly talented artists has joined the <a href="/wiki/APY_Art_Centre_Collective" class="mw-redirect" title="APY Art Centre Collective">APY Art Centre Collective</a>, which helps to create employment opportunities for Indigenous artists in the region. An exhibition in the Adelaide gallery of the collective in September 2021 featured the work of 24 of these artists.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_philately">In philately</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coober_Pedy&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: In philately"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A rare exhibition <a href="/wiki/Cachet" title="Cachet">cachet</a>, signed by Coober Pedy <a href="/wiki/Postmaster" title="Postmaster">postmaster</a> Alfred P. North, was discovered in <a href="/wiki/Memphis,_Tennessee" title="Memphis, Tennessee">Memphis, Tennessee</a>, by philatelist David Saks on 3 February 2016. To date, it is the only known example of this cachet in the world.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources" title="Wikipedia:Reliable sources"><span title="The material near this tag may rely on an unreliable source. (May 2024)">unreliable source?</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coober_Pedy&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: In popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Both the town and its <a href="/wiki/Hinterland" title="Hinterland">hinterland</a>, for different reasons, are photogenic and have attracted film makers.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The town itself is the setting for several films, and its environment has also attracted movie producers. These include: </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Films">Films</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coober_Pedy&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Films"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Fire_in_the_Stone" class="mw-redirect" title="Fire in the Stone">Fire in the Stone</a></i> (1984)<sup id="cite_ref-rockwalk_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rockwalk-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mad_Max_Beyond_Thunderdome" title="Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome">Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome</a></i> (1985)<sup id="cite_ref-rockwalk_63-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rockwalk-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-drivein_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-drivein-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ground_Zero_(1987_film)" title="Ground Zero (1987 film)">Ground Zero</a></i> (1987)<sup id="cite_ref-rockwalk_63-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rockwalk-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Blood_of_Heroes" class="mw-redirect" title="The Blood of Heroes">The Blood of Heroes</a></i> (1989)<sup id="cite_ref-drivein_64-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-drivein-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Until_the_End_of_the_World" title="Until the End of the World">Until the End of the World</a></i> (1991)<sup id="cite_ref-rockwalk_63-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rockwalk-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-drivein_64-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-drivein-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Stark_(TV_series)" title="Stark (TV series)">Stark</a></i> (1993), a TV miniseries<sup id="cite_ref-rockwalk_63-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rockwalk-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-drivein_64-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-drivein-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Priscilla,_Queen_of_the_Desert" title="The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert">The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Siam_Sunset" title="Siam Sunset">Siam Sunset</a></i> (1999)<sup id="cite_ref-rockwalk_63-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rockwalk-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-drivein_64-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-drivein-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pitch_Black_(film)" title="Pitch Black (film)">Pitch Black</a></i> (2000)<sup id="cite_ref-rockwalk_63-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rockwalk-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Red_Planet_(film)" title="Red Planet (film)">Red Planet</a></i> (2000)<sup id="cite_ref-drivein_64-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-drivein-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kangaroo_Jack" title="Kangaroo Jack">Kangaroo Jack</a></i> (2003)<sup id="cite_ref-drivein_64-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-drivein-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Opal_Dream" title="Opal Dream">Opal Dream</a></i> (2006)<sup id="cite_ref-drivein_64-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-drivein-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Osiris_Child:_Science_Fiction_Volume_One" title="The Osiris Child: Science Fiction Volume One">The Osiris Child: Science Fiction Volume One</a></i> (2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Instant_Hotel#Season_2" title="Instant Hotel">Instant Hotel</a></i> Season 2 (2018)<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mortal_Kombat_(2021_film)" title="Mortal Kombat (2021 film)">Mortal Kombat</a></i> (2021)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Stars_on_Mars" title="Stars on Mars">Stars on Mars</a></i> (2023)<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Limbo_(2023_film)" title="Limbo (2023 film)">Limbo</a></i> (2023)<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Video_game">Video game</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coober_Pedy&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Video game"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Forza_Horizon_3" title="Forza Horizon 3">Forza Horizon 3</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transport">Transport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coober_Pedy&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Coober-Pedy-Oodnadatta-Mail-Truck.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Coober-Pedy-Oodnadatta-Mail-Truck.JPG/220px-Coober-Pedy-Oodnadatta-Mail-Truck.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Coober-Pedy-Oodnadatta-Mail-Truck.JPG/330px-Coober-Pedy-Oodnadatta-Mail-Truck.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Coober-Pedy-Oodnadatta-Mail-Truck.JPG/440px-Coober-Pedy-Oodnadatta-Mail-Truck.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="960" /></a><figcaption>The mail truck to Oodnadatta, 2007</figcaption></figure> <p>The town is served by daily coach services from Adelaide by <a href="/wiki/Greyhound_Australia" title="Greyhound Australia">Greyhound Australia</a>. <a href="/wiki/The_Ghan" title="The Ghan">The Ghan</a> train serves the town through the <a href="/wiki/Manguri_Siding" title="Manguri Siding">Manguri Siding</a>, 42 kilometres (26 mi) from Coober Pedy, which is served by trains once weekly in each direction. Passengers on The Ghan are not usually allowed to disembark at Manguri unless they have prearranged transport, due to the siding's isolation and the extremely cold temperatures at night.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Coober Pedy is a gateway to the outback communities of <a href="/wiki/Oodnadatta" title="Oodnadatta">Oodnadatta</a> and <a href="/wiki/William_Creek" class="mw-redirect" title="William Creek">William Creek</a>, which are both located on the <a href="/wiki/Oodnadatta_Track" title="Oodnadatta Track">Oodnadatta Track</a>. There is a twice-a-week <a href="/wiki/Coober_Pedy_Oodnadatta_One_Day_Mail_Run" title="Coober Pedy Oodnadatta One Day Mail Run">mail run</a> from Coober Pedy to these communities and other outback homesteads. 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#000">    </span> <a href="/wiki/The_Ghan" title="The Ghan">The Ghan</a></li> <li><span style="color:inherit;background-color:#00553D;border:1px solid #000">    </span> <a href="/wiki/The_Overland" title="The Overland">The Overland</a></li> <li><span style="color:inherit;background-color:#F78024;border:1px solid #000">    </span> <a href="/wiki/Great_Southern_(train)" title="Great Southern (train)">Great Southern</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>Stations and services in <i>italics</i> are planned or under construction.</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coober_Pedy&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kupa_Piti_Kungka_Tjuta" title="Kupa Piti Kungka Tjuta">Kupa Piti Kungka Tjuta</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coober_Pedy&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output 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class="reference-text">Extremes were combined from the closed Coober Pedy station and the current weather station at the <a href="/wiki/Coober_Pedy_Airport" title="Coober Pedy Airport">airport</a>.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coober_Pedy&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output 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