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On the way to Coober Pedy...

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...through the South Australian Desert

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...in a camper van

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​..... along the highway

in 2011

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​Hart Salt Lake

Woomera

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One of several truly odd but lovable places in Australia.     The surveyor Len Beadell had been asked by the British Government in the 60s to identify a suitable location for a rocket launch pad. 

Woomera

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​​Woomera  village centre, with a rocket museum.



Welcome to Coober Pedy

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​Cooer Pedy is derived from "Kupa-Piti" which means "man in hole" and stands for the biggest opal mining town in Australia. It prowdly calls itself "Opal Capital of the World".

Coober Pedy

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The town of Coober Pedy is an active mining area and people prefer to live underground to evade the heat during the hottest season.

The Breakaways

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​The Breakaways, some 30 minutes from Coober Pedy are also called "Moon Plain" and provided scenes for the movie "Mad Max".

   

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Miners' dwellings on and underground around mining pits.