Coober Pedy

Coober Pedy

      town and mining field in central South Australia, 590 miles (950 km) northwest of Adelaide. Most of the total world production of opals (opal) comes from this site in the Stuart Range on the edge of the Great Victoria Desert. Opals were discovered by James Hutchison's party during a search for gold in 1915. The settlement, owned by the local Progress Association, was also established in 1915 and was declared a town in 1960. Its name is a corruption of an Aboriginal word translated variously as “boys' waterhole” or “white man's hole.” In order to escape temperatures that often climb to 125 °F (52 °C) during the hottest three to four months of the year, miners often built their dwellings belowground. Pop. (2006) 1,913.

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  • Coober Pedy — Staat: Australien Bundesstaat …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Coober Pedy — es una ciudad situada al norte de Australia Meridional, 846 kilómetros al norte de Adelaida junto a la Stuart Highway. Según el censo de 2006 su población era de 1.916 habitantes (1.084 hombres, 832 mujeres, incluyendo 268 aborígenes… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Coober Pedy —   [ kuːbə piːdɪ], Bergbausiedlung 640 km nordwestlich von Port Augusta, im Bundesstaat South Australia, 2 400 Einwohner (starke Fluktuation); Wohnungen teilweise unterirdisch in Stollen; Zentrum des australischen Opalabbaus …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Coober Pedy — /ˌkubə ˈpidi/ (say .koohbuh peedee) noun a settlement in northern SA; one of Australia s major producers of opals. {Australian Aboriginal; Arabana: white person s hole} The opal mining town of Coober Pedy lies in territory traditionally inhabited …  

  • Coober Pedy — Original name in latin Coober Pedy Name in other language CPD, Kuber Pedi, Кубер Педи State code AU Continent/City Australia/Adelaide longitude 29.01415 latitude 134.75495 altitude 227 Population 1942 Date 2011 06 04 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • Coober Pedy — Admin ASC 2 Code Orig. name Coober Pedy Country and Admin Code AU.05.41330 AU …   World countries Adminstrative division ASC I-II

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  • Coober Pedy Airport — IATA: CPD – ICAO: YCBP Summary Elevation AMSL 740 ft / 226 m Coordinates …   Wikipedia

  • Coober Pedy Council — District Council of Coober Pedy Lage des Coober Pedy Council in South Australia Gliederung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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