Explore the underground town, home to 1,000 people

Explore the underground town, home to 1,000 people

Thanh Ha Thursday, March 14, 2024 18:00 PM (GMT+7)

This big world has many new things for us to explore. In a remote area of ​​​​South Australia (Australia), there is an underground town. This special town has underground houses, churches, bookstores, museums and about 1,000 people living there.

Coober Pedy is a town in South Australia, about 846 km north of Adelaide. It is also known as the opal capital of the world, as about 70% of the mineral is mined here.

Coober Pedy is one of the harshest and most remote environments in Australia. The average summer temperature here is 38 degrees Celsius, often reaching 43 degrees Celsius. Vegetation is sparse and the weather is dry.

With full amenities such as hotels, bars, libraries and churches serving the essential needs of life, the underground city of Coober Pedy truly becomes a unique place in the world.

The quarrymen chose the new name Coober Pedy, an Aboriginal term meaning "White Man in the Pit".

There are hundreds of active opal mines in the town, and it is estimated that there are several hundred thousand mine shafts scattered around the area after a century of mining. Miners typically drill down vertically into the ground, before digging horizontally to the sides in search of opal.

The desert climate is so harsh that no plants can survive. The sun is scorching hot, but underground are hundreds of kilometers of tunnels and buildings decorated like normal houses for the people. The locals feel quite comfortable living here. Some houses are built in the "half-up, half-down" style.

Coober Pedy has a population of around 2,000, more than half of whom live underground to escape the harsh desert heat. The underground homes are furnished with salvaged rock and other materials are kept to a minimum. They did not find gold there, but instead found opal, and quickly became famous.

Gold miners from all over the world came here. However, they could not stand the high temperatures in the area so they thought of building houses underground to avoid the heat.

Opal is hidden in the rocks underground. There are hundreds of active opal mines in Coober Pedy and it is estimated that there are several hundred thousand mine shafts scattered around the area after a century of mining.

In the modern world, Coober Pedy has become a major source of opal, but the town is also popular with tourists who want to experience life underground. Pictured is a beautiful church in the town.

The only bookstore in town is dug underground.

Visitors can buy opal jewelry as gifts. Visitors can relax at the bar.

Despite living underground, the houses of the people of Coober Pedy are very modern and they do not live in poverty. The uniqueness of the town in South Australia has attracted many curious tourists.

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