Dieser Inhalt ist eine Zusammensetzung von Artikeln aus der frei verfugbaren Wikipedia-Enzyklopadie. Seiten: 126. Nicht dargestellt. Kapitel: Waterfall Gully, Burra, Marree, Coober Pedy, Port Augusta, Naracoorte, Hahndorf, Lobethal, Maralinga, Oodnadatta, Kingscote, Smoky Bay, Streaky Bay, Victor Harbor, Port Lincoln, Renmark, Innamincka, William Creek, Mount Pleasant, Tanunda, Mount Gambier, Nuriootpa, Lyndoch, Whyalla, Iron Knob, Wudinna, Coffin Bay, Aldgate, Ceduna, Woomera, Cook, Williamstown, Port Pirie, Murray Bridge, Keith, Tarcoola, Kimba, Lyndhurst, Mungeranie, Angaston, Melrose, Quorn, Ashford, Ooldea, Marla, Goodwood. Auszug: Coober Pedy is a town in northern South Australia, 846 kilometres north of Adelaide on the Stuart Highway. At the 2006 census its population was 1,916 (1,084 males, 832 females, including 268 indigenous Australians). The town is known as the opal capital of the world because of the quantity of precious opals that are mined there. It is also famous for most of the residents living below ground, mostly in old mines refurbished, due to the scorching daytime heat. The name 'Coober Pedy' comes from the local Aboriginal term kupa-piti, which means 'whitemans hole' 'waterhole'. Aboriginal people have a long-standing connection with the area. The first explorer to pass near the site of Coober Pedy was Scottish born John McDouall Stuart in 1858, but the town was not established until after 1915, when opal was discovered by Willie Hutchinson. Miners first moved in around about 1916. The harsh summer desert temperatures mean that many residents prefer to live in caves bored into the hillsides. A standard three-bedroom cave home with lounge, kitchen, and bathroom can be excavated out of the rock in the hillside for a similar price to a house on the surface. It remains at a constant temperature, whereas surface living needs air-conditioning, especially during the summer months, when temperatures often exceed 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fa...