Coober Pedy Underground Desert Cave
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Coober Pedy is a town located in South Australia which houses a unique way of life. This town is the premiere destination for tourists looking to mine opal, and also the home of quite a few families. You may be thinking that living underground like this makes no sense, but the harsh summer temperatures in the deserts of South Australia can often times be too much. These underground caves sustain a consistent cool temperature, making it the perfect place to live in a not-so-perfect town.
Coober Pedy Church
Coober Pedy Homes
Coober Pedy Demo Home
Coober Pedy Hotel
Aboveground Spaceship
SPACESHIP
We should all live under the ground. Steady temp, uses little raw materials and quiet.
This warrants a serious WTF?
Wow… amazing. I have seen something similar in Spain in Almeria where the heat is also very strong.
Great photos!
The spaceship is there for the sole reason that it was used in the movie “Pitch Black” which was filmed in and in the surroundings of Coober Pedy some years ago.
I’m just asking me if they have any bugs down there? but still awesome I would live there
Two questions.
Sewers?
Rain?
Clearing the air when uncle Joe farts?
oops, thats three.
Bizarre!
Actually, wealthy Romans in North Africa used to live in caves such as this. Having an extensive cave home was a sign of wealth and status. It is a smart way to live in certain conditions. There is nothing wrong with minimalism and working with nature to minimize consumption and waste, really.
Given the conditions above ground, it makes good sense to make use of the ( it most cases) tunnels that have been cut into the rock. I feel sure that the problem of ventilation has been sorted out. with forced air ducting.
What no pictures or the Internationally Recognised Golf Course?
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so uh.. is all of their food imported or do they have some massive hydroponics plants down there?
Solar Panels for heat and electricity?
wowwww…that is awesome…totally cool……..amazing what can be done underneath this bazing surfaces,,,,,,,
i bet cyclones can’t reach them…….and earthquakes…..????/
anyways that is totallly btreathtaking…..i will try my best to set foot in those places.
Well Coober Peedy is pretty hot too, it is in the middle of the desert, so it is best to be underground.
I have been there and stayed underground. Its quite nice. To Akeley’s question, im guessing the food comes from Adelaide. There are supermarkets there… maybe one. not sure. Been ages since i was there.
Great photos of the underground homes! Coober Pedy is an unique place.
And yes, there are supermarkets, and there is life above ground
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not everyone can live underground…where i live, it can flood. and it would kinda suck if it was doing so while i was already beneath the water level.
It rarely Rains in Coober Pedy.
It’s in the Desert. We are having a drought!
do you know if there is a company in america that builds undergroud homes like in california or arizona?
raventhepsychic@yahoo.com ifanyone out there on the planet earth would like to e mail me with information on underground housing or caves world wide anything intresting please do so thank you.or builders or how to do it yourself.
do you know if there is a company in america that builds undergroud homes like in california or arizona?
Hi, looks nice is there a community out there and are any for sale?
This is super cool, when I graduat high school I would love to come and stay in the hotel, lol. This is just unbelivable!