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A pan across the sparse, rocky landscape of Coober Pedy reveals the underground dwellings of its residents. Although Coober Pedy is over 400 miles (almost 650 kilometres) inland, the commentator notes that sea shells are plentiful in this ‘under-the-ground town’. Men stand outside the entrance to the Coober Pedy Post Office – the only underground post office in the world – and the Commonwealth Bank, a ‘vault in itself’. Others work underground digging for opals, the prized natural resource of the town.
