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Andamooka is a town 600 km north of Adelaide in the Far North of South Australia on the lands of the Kuyani and Kokatha people. Andamooka is famous for high-quality crystal seam opal, opalised fossils, and stargazing Andamooka recently featured in Vogue Magazine's "Best Country Towns in Australia to visit next" 'For a real taste of the outback, Andamooka has what you need. The town's observatory has your star-gazing needs taken care of, but you can also go 'opal noodling', essentially fossicking for the gems in a town that was once a hub for the opal mining industry.'
- Andamooka Crystal Opal is a luxury brand and is renowned as being the finest quality opal in the world.
- Andamooka opal is the most stable of Australian opal in that it does not fade, craze, or crack.
- South Australia's only known dinosaur Kakuru kujani was discovered in Andamooka.
- Andamooka is the Gateway to 'Ngarndamukia' Lake Torrens National Park, to the 'Outback' via the Borefield Road / Oodnadatta Track to William Creek, Marree, Oodnadatta, and further. Ngarndamukia is a sacred site to the Kokatha, Kuyani, Barngarla, and Adnyamathanha people and is the second-largest salt lake in Australia, spanning over 200 km in length and 30 km wide.
- Opal mining in Andamooka is deemed to be ethical since an Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) has been signed by the Kokatha People, relevant government authorities, and the opal miners who are working on the Andamooka Opal Fields.
- Andamooka is home to Karkaroo the juvenile opalised Andamooka Plesiosaur. Andamooka is on the edge of the ancient Eromanga Sea. During the Cretaceous period, the vast ocean's gradual retreat saw large-scale opalisation of a wide array of prehistoric marine life, including giant reptiles and other creatures swimming and roaming the shoreline, and shallow seawater.
- Andamooka is the largest town administered by the Outback Communities Authority instead of a local government area. It is in the state electoral district of Giles and the federal Division of Grey.
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