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

Talia AvakianAug 7, 2015, 00:15 IST

Flickr/Benjamin Jakabek

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.