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
Woomera village centre, with a rocket museum.
Welcome to Coober Pedy
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
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
The Breakaways, some 30 minutes from Coober Pedy are also called "Moon Plain" and provided scenes for the movie "Mad Max".
Miners' dwellings on and underground around mining pits.