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A Life Underground

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October 16th 1989
Coober Pedy is famous for the fact that everyone lives underground as it is the only way to keep cool in a place where the temperatures reach in excess of 50ºC during the day. At night however it was freezing, but it was a pleasant surprise to find that living underground has the opposite effect at night - it retains the heat and keeps you warm. One of the main problems with Coober Pedy, which ... 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