Gold Coast
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Gold Coast may refer to:
Colonization
- The Gold Coast (region) in west Africa, which was made up of the following colonies:
- Gold Coast (British colony) (present day Ghana), British colony on the Gulf of Guinea in west Africa
- Brandenburger Gold Coast (present day Southwestern Ghana), former German colony
- Danish Gold Coast (present day Southeastern Ghana), former Danish colony
- Dutch Gold Coast (present day Southern Ghana), former Dutch colony
- Portuguese Gold Coast (present day Southern Ghana), former Portuguese colony
- Swedish Gold Coast (present day Southern Ghana), former Swedish colony
Present-day geography
Asia
- Hong Kong Gold Coast, Castle Peak Bay, Tuen Mun district, Hong Kong
Australia
- Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
- Gold Coast City, local government area spanning the Gold Coast and surrounding areas
- Gold Coast Parklands
- Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
Europe
- Côte-d'Or, a department in the eastern part of France and a premier wine-growing region
- Costa Daurada, a 216 kilometers long coastline located on the coast of Tarragona at Catalonia, Spain
North America
- Gold Coast (Baja California), Mexico
- Ventura County, California, United States
- Gold Coast (Connecticut), United States
- Gold Coast (Florida), United States
- Gold Coast (New Jersey), United States
- Gold Coast (Washington state), United States
- Gold Coast, Long Island, New York, United States
- Gold Coast Historic District (Chicago, Illinois), United States
- Gold Coast Historic District (Omaha, Nebraska), United States
- Old Gold Coast, Omaha, Nebraska, United States
- Lakewood Gold Coast, Ohio
South America
- Costa de Oro, a 45 km long group of resorts in Canelones Department, Uruguay
- Ocumare de la Costa de Oro Municipality, one of the 18 municipalities of Aragua State, Venezuela
Hydrology
- Gold Coast Broadwater, large shallow estuary of water, eastern Australia
- Gold Coast desalination project, a proposed water source for Queensland, Australia
- Gold Coast Water, water management authority in Queensland, Australia
Literature
- Gold Coast, 1980 novel by Elmore Leonard (adapted in 1997 as a made for television film)
- The Gold Coast (DeMille novel), 1990 novel by Nelson DeMille
- The Gold Coast (Robinson novel), a novel by Kim Stanley Robinson
- The Gold Coast Bulletin, the principal daily newspaper of Australia's Gold Coast City
- Gold Coast Mail, a newspaper published in Queensland, Australia
Sports
- Gold Coast Blaze, Australian basketball team
- Gold Coast Blue Tongues, Australian ice hockey team
- Gold Coast Breakers, Australian rugby union club
- Gold Coast Chargers, rugby league team which played in the NSWRL, the ARL, and the NRL
- Gold Coast Clippers, foundation team in the now defunct Australian Baseball League
- Gold Coast Cougars, Australian baseball team
- Gold Coast Football Club, an Australian Rules Football club in Queensland, Australia
- Gold Coast Marathon, race
- Gold Coast Rollers, a former Australian basketball team (that was previously known as the Gold Coast Cougars)
- Gold Coast Suns (baseball), one of the eight original franchises that began play in the Senior Professional Baseball Association in 1989
- Gold Coast Titans, the sixteenth team in the National Rugby League
- Gold Coast United FC, A-League team based on the Gold Coast, Australia
- Gold Coast Vikings, rugby league team that competed in the Queensland State League and the Queensland Cup competitions
- Tennis Gold Coast, the governing body for the sport of tennis in the Gold Coast, Queensland
Transportation
- Gold Coast Airport, Australian domestic and international airport on the Gold Coast
- Gold Coast Highway, Australian highway
- Gold Coast Oceanway, shared use pedestrian and cyclist pathway between New South Wales and Queensland, Australia
- Gold Coast railway line, connects Brisbane with the Queensland Gold Coast in Australia
- Gold Coast Rapid Transit, a proposed rail transportation system for Queensland, Australia
- Gold Coast Seaway, main shipping channel for the Gold Coast Broadwater in Australia
- Gold Coast (train), a passenger train in the United States
- Gold Coast Transit, a bus operator in California, United States
Other
- Gold Coast ackey, currency issued for the Gold Coast by the British between 1796 and 1818
- Gold Coast (album), by John Coltrane and Wilbur Harden
- Gold Coast Art Centre, in Queensland, Australia
- Gold Coast City Art Gallery, an art gallery in Queensland, Australia
- Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, a building in Queensland, Australia
- Gold Coast Hospital, major teaching and referral hospital in the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
- Gold Coast Hotel and Casino, hotel and casino located in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- HMS Gold Coast, a name held briefly by the British frigate HMS Labuan (K584) before her completion and delivery to the Royal Navy
- United Gold Coast Convention, a former political party in Ghana
See also
- Côte-d'Or
- Costa Daurada
- Gold Coast Historic District (disambiguation)
- Gold Coast Stadium (disambiguation)
- Gould Coast, Antarctica
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