Gold Coast

Gold Coast may refer to:

Places

Africa

• 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 then Prussian 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

Asia

• Hong Kong Gold Coast, a private housing estate in Hong Kong

Australia

• Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
  • City of Gold Coast, a 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, an area on the coast of Catalonia, Spain
• Goldcoast (Switzerland), the lower eastern shore of the Lake of Zürich
• "Gold Coast", a popular name for the harbour street and amusement mile "Schiffbrücke" in Flensburg, Germany

North America

• Gold Coast (Skipper Dickrichie's Back Yard), Disneyland, California
• Gold Coast (Baja California), Mexico
• Gold Coast (Connecticut)
• Gold Coast (Florida)
• Gold Coast (New Jersey)
• Gold Coast (Washington state)
• Gold Coast, Long Island, nickname for the North Shore, New York
• Gold Coast Historic District (Chicago), Illinois
• Gold Coast Historic District (Omaha, Nebraska)
  • Old Gold Coast, Omaha, Nebraska
• Lakewood Gold Coast, Ohio

South America

• Costa de Oro, a long group of resort towns and beaches in Uruguay
• Ocumare de la Costa de Oro Municipality, a municipality in Venezuela

Art, entertainment, and media

Literature

• Gold Coast (1980), a 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

Music

• Gold Coast (album), by John Coltrane and Wilbur Harden

Periodicals

• 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, an Australian basketball team
• Gold Coast Blue Tongues, an Australian ice hockey team
• Gold Coast Breakers, an Australian rugby union club
• Gold Coast Chargers, a rugby league team which played in the NSWRL, the ARL, and the NRL
• Gold Coast Clippers, a foundation team in the now defunct Australian Baseball League
• Golden Coast Conference, a U.S. college sports conference that sponsors only women's water polo
• Tennis Gold Coast, the governing body for the sport of tennis in the Gold Coast, Queensland
• Gold Coast Cougars, an Australian baseball team
• Gold Coast Football Club, an Australian Rules Football club in Queensland, Australia
• Gold Coast Marathon, a race
• Gold Coast Rollers (NBL), a former Australian NBL team
• Gold Coast Rollers (QBL), an Australian QBL team
• 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, an A-League team based on the Gold Coast, Australia
• Gold Coast Vikings, a 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

Structures

• Gold Coast Hospital, a former hospital in the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
• Gold Coast Hotel and Casino, a hotel and casino located in Las Vegas, Nevada, US
• Gold Coast Stadium (disambiguation)

Transportation

• Gold Coast Airport, an Australian domestic and international airport on the Gold Coast
• Gold Coast Highway, an Australian highway
• Gold Coast Oceanway, a 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, the 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

Vessels

• HMS Gold Coast, a name held briefly by the British frigate HMS Labuan before her completion and delivery to the Royal Navy

See also

• Gold Coast ackey, a currency issued for the Gold Coast by the British between 1796 and 1818
• Gold Coast Historic District (disambiguation)
• Golden Coast (disambiguation)
• Gould Coast, Antarctica