West Coast

West Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the western side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Australia 1.2 Canada 1.3 Malaysia 1.4 New Zealand 1.5 Singapore 1.6 South Africa 1.7 United States 2 Transport 3 Other

Geography

Australia

• West coast of Australia as a synonym for the state of Western Australia
• West Coast, Tasmania in Australia

Canada

• In Canada, "West Coast" is a reference to the British Columbia Coast and also to the culture and lifestyle of Vancouver, Victoria and area. Within British Columbia itself, the term may mean either the outer coast of Vancouver Island or the common geographic identity and culture historically shared with the US states of Washington, Oregon and California, i.e. referring to the West Coast of North America, not just that of Canada. See also Cascadia (independence movement)

Malaysia

• West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia

New Zealand

• West Coast Region, South Island
• "West Coast" is also used as a collective term for a group of beaches close to Auckland, including Piha and Muriwai Beach

Singapore

• West Coast, Singapore

South Africa

• West Coast District Municipality, South Africa
• West Coast, Western Cape, South Africa

United States

• West Coast of the United States, sometimes West Coast of North America

Transport

• West Coast Air, a scheduled and charter airline based in Vancouver
• West Coast Choppers, a company selling chopper-style motorcycles
• West Coast Customs, a car remodeling company
• West Coast Express, a commuter railway in British Columbia, Canada.
• West Coast Main Line, a railway route in the United Kingdom
• West Coast Railway Company, a railway spot-hire company and charter train operator based at Carnforth in the United Kingdom
• Florida West Coast Railroad, a railroad running west from Newberry to Trenton

Other

• 1934 West Coast waterfront strike, industrial action in the United States
• West Coast hip hop, a form of hip hop music in the United States that developed and originated in Los Angeles
• West Coaster a person that lives on the West Coast of the United States
• West Coast Avengers, a Marvel Comics superhero team
• West Coast Amusements, a Canadian travelling amusement park company based in Langley, British Columbia
• West Coast Baptist College in Lancaster, California
• West Coast Computer Faire, a former computer industry conference
• West Coast Eagles, an Australian rules football club based in Perth
• West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish, a United States Supreme Court ruling upholding minimum wage legislation
• West Coast liberal a pejorative stereotype encountered in American political culture.
• Wellington West Coast and Taranaki Regiment, a Territorial Force unit of the New Zealand Army
• West Coast (TV series), a Canadian variety show television series which debuted on the CTV television network in 1961
• West Coast University, a health-care oriented university in California and Ontario
• West Coast University - Panama, no relation to the Californian institution
• "West Coast," a song by the indie rock band Coconut Records

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