Underground Church

Wierdist place on earth

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February 22nd 2006
Coober Pedy, now what can we say...... Bizzarre, odd, wierd....the list goes on... Half of the people live under the ground level in purpose built caves, as the weather is so hot!!!! Mad Max 3 was filmed here!!! It is said that it is the best place on earth to hide a dead body....there are 1000's of holes everywhere, as it is the Opal capital in the world!!!! Needless to say, we only stayed ... 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