An underground world: The Australian town where life exists beneath ground, with churches and hotels under the desert

Coober Pedy, Australia, is famous for its underground life. The desert heat led residents to build homes, churches, and ...
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The Underground City in Australia, Where Some Residents Never See the Sun

Most towns like Coober Pedy have a main street, a few parks, and some shops. But this outback town in South Australia is unique, as a significant portion of it exists below the earth's surface. There ...
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In the Australian outback, climate change widens the racial divide

COOBER PEDY, Australia — From her front door, Sonya Crombie can see the sandstone hills where White men carved up the land in search of opal and then stayed, turning their mines into elaborate ...

In Australia's Outback, An Entire Town Lives Below Ground

In the Australian Outback, there is a town where most people live, eat, pray, and sleep underground. It is not a film set. It ...