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Gold Coast (region), Gold Coast
Gold Coast may refer to: Places Africa * Gold Coast (region), in West Africa, which was made up of the following colonies, before being established as the independent nation of Ghana: ** Portuguese Gold Coast (Portuguese, 1482–1642) ** Dutch Gold Coast (Dutch, 1598–1872) ** Swedish Gold Coast (Swedes, 1650–1658; 1660–1663) ** Danish Gold Coast (Denmark-Norway, 1658–1850) ** Brandenburger Gold Coast and Prussian Gold Coast (Germans, 1682–1721) ** Gold Coast (British colony) (English, 1821–1957) Asia * Hong Kong Gold Coast, a private housing estate in Hong Kong Australia * Gold Coast, Queensland, a city in the state of Queensland ** City of Gold Coast, a local government area spanning the Gold Coast and surrounding areas ** Gold Coast Parklands, a greyhound and harness racing complex in Queensland ** Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens, in Benowa, Gold Coast ** Gold Coast Titans, an NRL team ** Gold Coast Suns, an AFL team ** Gold Coast United FC, a former A-League te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold Coast (region)
The Gold Coast was the name for a region on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa that was rich in gold, petroleum, sweet crude oil and natural gas. This former region is now known as the country Ghana. Etymology and position The Gold Coast, Slave Coast, Pepper Coast (or Grain Coast) and Ivory Coast were named after the main export resources found there, respectively. Early uses of the term ''Gold Coast'' refer strictly to the coast and not the interior. It was not until the 19th century that the term came to refer to areas that are far from the coast. The Gold Coast was to the east of the Ivory Coast and to the west of the Slave Coast. Territorial entities Gold Coast region territorial entities were: * Portuguese Gold Coast (Portuguese, 1482–1642) * Dutch Gold Coast (Dutch, 1598–1872) * Swedish Gold Coast (Swedes, 1650–1658; 1660–1663) * Couronian Gold Coast (Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, 1651–1661) * Danish Gold Coast ( Denmark-Norway, 1658–1850) * Bran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flensburg
Flensburg (; Danish, Low Saxon: ''Flensborg''; North Frisian: ''Flansborj''; South Jutlandic: ''Flensborre'') is an independent town (''kreisfreie Stadt'') in the north of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Flensburg is the centre of the region of Southern Schleswig. After Kiel and Lübeck, it is the third largest town in Schleswig-Holstein. The nearest larger towns are Kiel ( south) and Odense in Denmark ( northeast). Flensburg's city centre lies about from the Danish border. Known for In Germany, Flensburg is known for: * the Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (roughly: National Driver and Vehicle Register) with its ''Verkehrssünderkartei'' (literally: "traffic sinner card file"), where details of traffic offences are stored * its beer '' Flensburger Pilsener'', also called "''Flens''" * the centre of the Danish national minority in Germany * the greeting Moin Moin * the large erotic mail-order companies ''Beate Uhse'' and ''Orion'' * its handball team SG Flensburg-Handewitt * th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ocumare De La Costa De Oro Municipality
The Ocumare de la Costa de Oro Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 12,816. The town of Ocumare de la Costa is the shire town of the Ocumare de la Costa de Oro Municipality.http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Aragua.zip History Ocumare de la Costa, known for its attractive tourist beaches, hides a great history in its mountains. Today, traveling from other parts of the country to Ocumare is easy compared with previous years; one had to travel by horse and carriage through the mountains (passing through the towns of San Joaquin, El Loro, Hacienda Santa Maria, and Cumboto on the way) in order to get to Ocumare de la Costa. In 1921, the construction of today's modern highway began, and it was completed in 1927. Demographics The Ocumare de la Costa de Oro Municipality, according to a 2007 pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costa De Oro
Costa de Oro is a long group of resort towns and beaches in Canelones Department, Uruguay, east of the Ciudad de la Costa. Document of the INE differentiating between Costa de Oro and Ciudad de la Costa and referring to a small difference with the Cartography Department which does not include Country Villa Juana in Costa de Oro (see footnote). Until 19 October 1994 it also included all the resorts that became henceforth integrated under the name Ciudad de la Costa. Since then, Costa de Oro contains only the resorts and locations of the area delimited by the streams Arroyo Pando to the west and Arroyo Solís Grande to the east and by the highways Ruta 8 and Ruta 9 to the north. History Until the beginning of the 20th century, the coast of[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami Metropolitan Area
The Miami metropolitan area (also known as Greater Miami, the Tri-County Area, South Florida, or the Gold Coast) is the ninth largest metropolitan statistical area in the United States and the 34th largest metropolitan area in the world with a 2020 population of 6.138 million people. With of urban landmass, the Miami metropolitan area also is one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world. The City of Miami is the financial and cultural core of the metropolis. The metropolitan area includes Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties, which rank as the first, second, and third most populous counties in Florida. Miami-Dade, with 2,716,940 people in 2019, is the seventh most populous county in the United States. The three counties' principal cities include Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Hialeah, Pembroke Pines, and Boca Raton. The Miami metropolitan area sits within the South Florida region, which includes the Everglades and the Florida Keys. With ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
