Coober Pedy
- Local Government Area
- Unincorporated SA
- Postcode
- 5723
- Population
- 1,566
- Area
- 785.12 km²
- Coordinates
- -28.8927, 134.8202
- Data
- Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics ASGS boundaries, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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About Coober Pedy
Coober Pedy (/ˈkuːbər ˈpiːdi/) is a town in northern South Australia, 846 km (526 mi) north of Adelaide on the Stuart Highway. The town is sometimes referred to as the "opal capital of the world" because of the quantity of precious opals mined there. A blower truck is raised above the town sign, representing the importance of opal mining to the town's history.
Description from Wikipedia, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nearby localities
- Mabel Creek 44 km
- Mount Willoughby 70 km