Gold Coast
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Gold Coast is a common name for a wealthy area fronting an ocean or other significant body of water. Usages include:
Places
- The Gold Coast was the original name for Ghana, during the British colonial period.
- Gold Coast, Queensland - the popular tourist destination in Australia
- Gold Coast, Florida - is the Florida east coast from Miami to West Palm Beach
- Gold Coast, California - the central Californian coast near Ventura, CA
- Gold Coast, New Jersey - Hudson County's waterfront (across the Hudson River from New York City)
- Gold Coast, Chicago - upmarket area along Lake Shore Drive.
- Fairfield County in Connecticut is often referred to as the Gold Coast.
- The Long Island North Shore is also known as the Gold Coast.
- The Costa Dorada, Spain is also known as the Gold Coast in English.
- The Orange Coast of Orange County, California is sometimes described as a Gold Coast.
- Hong Kong Gold Coast, which is located in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong.
Other
- Gold Coast is a novel by novelist Elmore Leonard
- The Gold Coast is a novel by novelist Nelson DeMille
- The Gold Coast is a novel by Kim Stanley Robinson
- Gold Coast Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada
- The Gold Coast Ocean Fest is a yearly event taking place in Croyde, Devon, UK.