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The surprising abundance of Coober Pedy
By MIKE GILLAM Capturing one of the largest internally draining river systems in the world, the Lake Eyre Basin occupies more than 16% of the Australian continent. Deeper still, the Eromanga / Great Artesian Basin covers 30%. Within this landscape …