Golden Triangle

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Golden Triangle may refer to:

• Geographical areas:
  • Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia), golden for its opium production
  • Golden Triangle (China), golden for its rapid economic development
  • Golden Triangle (New South Wales), golden for its agricultural productivity
  • Golden Triangle (Canada), named for the town of Golden, BC forming one point
  • Golden Triangle (India), comprised of the popular tourists spots Delhi, Agra and Jaipur
  • Golden Triangle (Finland), an informal area between the cities of Helsinki, Turku, and Tampere
  • Golden Triangle (Mexico), an informal name for three industrial cities of Mexico :
    • Mexico City
    • Guadalajara
    • Monterrey
  • In the United Kingdom:
    • Golden Triangle (Yorkshire), the wealthy property triangle of North Leeds, Harrogate and York.
    • Golden Triangle (Cheshire), golden for its affluence
    • Golden Triangle (Norwich)
    • Golden Triangle (UK universities), prominent in research
    • Golden Triangle (Essex), the wealthy suburban towns of Epping Forest district
  • In the United States:
    • Golden Triangle (Kentucky)
    • Golden Triangle (New Hampshire)
    • Golden Triangle (Pittsburgh), golden for its commercial wealth
    • Golden Triangle (Texas), golden for its oil wealth and many gas flares
    • Golden Triangle (Missouri), golden for its rapid development
    • Golden Triangle (Mississippi)
    • Golden Triangle (California), part of a military facility
    • Golden Triangle (California), informal name for that part of the city of San Diego bounded by highways 5, 52, and 805.
    • Golden Triangle (Los Angeles), an informal name for three adjacent neighborhoods that are generally regarded as the most exclusive in the immediate Los Angeles area:
      • Bel-Air, a neighborhood within the City of Los Angeles
      • Holmby Hills, also within the City of Los Angeles
      • Beverly Hills, a separate city within the boundaries of Los Angeles
    • Golden Triangle (Rocky Mountains), flyfishing
    • Golden Triangle (Washington, D.C.), a promotionally named section of Washington D.C.'s downtown commercial district
    • Golden Triangle (Wisconsin), an informal name for the urban centers of the Chippewa Valley, i.e., the Eau Claire-Chippewa Falls metropolitan area forming the base of a triangle, with Menomonie, Wisconsin as its apex.

• Other uses
  • Golden triangle (mathematics), in reference to the golden ratio
  • Golden Triangle (film), a 1980 movie
  • Raiders of the Golden Triangle a 1985 movie
  • Golden Triangle (Politics), in reference to dodgy deals
  • GT (Golden Triangle), in reference to a paintball tournament held in southern Ontario.
  • A synonym for the Atlantic Triangular trade of slavery