Coober Pedy is located in South Australia. It is a small town that contains around about 3500 peopl. The latitude is 29°01'S and the longitude is 134°43'E. It is 946km North of Adelaide.
The unique aspect of this destination is the natural resources. Coober Pedy is an opal mining town it is in fact the largest opal producer in the world it is also known by "The Opal Capital of the World". Opal is a form of silica it is very precious because of it's color - regular displays of silica spheres diffract white light and breaks it into different colours. Opals are very intersting as for the unique colours You can get an opal from mining however some people can't find one but don't worry you can get one from the gift shop.
Activities to do in Coober Pedy:
- Browse the Coober Pedy shops for opals
- Visit a Coober Pedy opal mine and underground home
- Go fossicking for opals
- Opal mining
- Hiking
- Visiting dug out underground houses
- Golfing, tours
- Wildlife observing
