Eerie photos of the Australian mining town where thousands of people live underground

In Coober Pedy, located on the Stuart Highway, in Southern Australia, almost all of its 2,000 residents live underground. 

Thanks to extremely hot temperatures that typically go over 104 degrees Fahrenheit, the town's population has created an entire submerged world where you'll find everything from an underground bookstore to a subterranean church.

Its fascinating landscape was carved for years by miners who occupied the gem-rich area, and today it's home to the world's first internationally-rated underground hotel.

Keep scrolling to see what life in this quirky town is like. 

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At first glance, it might not look like there is much to see in the Southern Australian town.

But if you look closer, you can see chimneys poking through the desert terrain.

That's because most of the resident's homes in Coober Pedy are built underground with full fledged living rooms, bedrooms, and even curtains for faux windows.

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