South Australia

We're on the road to nowhere!

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July 20th 2006
Scott writes: Come out, come out where ever you are From Kings Canyon we travelled 500km to reach South Australia (our 4th Australian state) and visit Cooper Pedy. Coober Pedy, is a small Opal Mining town of about 4000 people of 45 different nationalities, situated in the middle of the desert. 80%!o(MISSING)f the folks live under the ground in caves due to the extreme heat (50 deg ... read more

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Coober Pedy

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more