Gold Coast may refer to:

Places

Africa

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, Sl ...

, in West Africa, which was made up of the following colonies, before being established as the independent nation of

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

: **

Portuguese Gold Coast The Portuguese Gold Coast was a Portuguese colony on the West African Gold Coast (present-day Ghana) along the Gulf of Guinea. Established in 1482, the colony was officially incorporated into Dutch territory in 1642 following Portugal’s defea ...

(Portuguese, 1482–1642) **

Dutch Gold Coast The Dutch Gold Coast or Dutch Guinea, officially Dutch possessions on the Coast of Guinea (Dutch: ''Nederlandse Bezittingen ter Kuste van Guinea'') was a portion of contemporary Ghana that was gradually colonized by the Dutch, beginning in 1612. ...

(Dutch, 1598–1872) **

Swedish Gold Coast The Swedish Gold Coast ( sv, Svenska Guldkusten) was a colony of the Swedish Africa Company founded in 1650 by Hendrik Carloff on the Gulf of Guinea in present-day Ghana in Africa. Under foreign occupation for much of its existence, it disappea ...

(Swedes, 1650–1658; 1660–1663) ** Danish Gold Coast (Denmark-Norway, 1658–1850) **

Brandenburger Gold Coast The Brandenburger Gold Coast, later Prussian Gold Coast, was a part of the Gold Coast. The Brandenburg colony existed from 1682 to 1721, when King Frederick William I of Prussia sold it for 7200 ducats to the Dutch Republic. Brandenburger Gol ...

and Prussian Gold Coast (Germans, 1682–1721) **

Gold Coast (British colony) The Gold Coast was a British Crown colony on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa from 1821 until its independence in 1957 as Ghana. The term Gold Coast is also often used to describe all of the four separate jurisdictions that were under the a ...

(British, 1821–1957)

Asia

Hong Kong Gold Coast Hong Kong Gold Coast is a private housing estate served by Castle Peak Road, near Castle Peak Bay, in So Kwun Wat, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong. Developed by Sino Group, it includes 20 residential buildings completed in two phases (in ...

, a private housing estate in Hong Kong

Australia

Gold Coast, Queensland The Gold Coast is a coastal city in the state of Queensland, Australia, approximately south-southeast of the centre of the state capital Brisbane. With a population over 600,000, the Gold Coast is the sixth-largest city in Australia, the nati ...

, 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 The Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens, formerly known as the Rosser Park Regional Botanic Gardens, and before that simply Rosser Park, are located on Ashmore Road, Benowa, Gold Coast, Australia. The south-west boundary of the park extends dow ...

, in Benowa, Gold Coast

Europe

Costa Daurada The Costa Daurada (, es, Costa Dorada, meaning in English "Golden Coast") is an area on the coast of Catalonia, Spain, between Cunit and Alcanar on the Mediterranean Sea. Its traditional banks are the deltas of the Foix and Ebro rivers, although ...

, an area on the coast of Catalonia, Spain *

Goldcoast (Switzerland) The so-called Swiss Goldcoast (Ger. Goldküste) is the name given to the lower eastern shore of the Lake of Zürich. This prosperous region lies on the north-eastern shore of the lake and thus benefits from the evening sun. The Goldcoast is noted ...

, the lower eastern shore of the Lake of Zürich * "Gold Coast", a popular name for the harbour street and amusement mile "Schiffbrücke" in

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 ...

, Germany

North America

* Gold Coast, California, a nickname for Ventura, California, U.S. *

Gold Coast, Orange County The Orange Coast is the string of cities and neighborhoods fronting the Pacific Coast in Orange County, California. From northwest to southeast, these cities are Seal Beach, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Dana Point and San Cleme ...

, a region also called Orange Coast in California, US *

Gold Coast (Connecticut) The Gold Coast, also known as Lower Fairfield County or Southwestern Connecticut not limited to the Connecticut panhandle, is an affluent part of Western Connecticut that includes the entire southern portion of Fairfield County as defined by th ...

, the southern portion of Fairfield County, Connecticut, US *

Gold Coast (New Jersey) The Hudson Waterfront is an urban area of northeastern New Jersey along the lower reaches of the Hudson River, the Upper New York Bay and the Kill van Kull. Though the term can specifically mean the shoreline, it is often used to mean the contigu ...

, U.S. *

Gold Coast (Washington) The Gold Coast is an affluent area in Seattle's Eastside suburbs. It includes Clyde Hill, Medina, Yarrow Point and Hunts Point. Each of these municipalities ranked in Business Week's 2010 list of most expensive small towns in America. Someti ...

, U.S. *

Gold Coast, Long Island The North Shore of Long Island is the area along the northern coast of New York's Long Island bordering Long Island Sound. Known for its extreme wealth and lavish estates, the North Shore exploded into affluence at the turn of the 20th centur ...

, a nickname for the North Shore, New York, US *

Gold Coast Historic District (Chicago) The Gold Coast Historic District is a historic district in Chicago, Illinois. Part of Chicago's Near North Side community area, it is roughly bounded by North Avenue, Lake Shore Drive, Oak Street, and Clark Street. The Gold Coast neighb ...

, Illinois, US *

Gold Coast Historic District (Omaha, Nebraska) The Gold Coast Historic District is located in Midtown Omaha, Midtown Omaha, Nebraska. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997, this Historic districts in the United States, historic district covers approximately a 30 block are ...

, US **

Old Gold Coast Old Gold Coast is the name of a historic district in south Omaha, Nebraska. With South 10th Street as the central artery, the area was home to neighborhoods such as Little Italy and Forest Hill. The area is referred to as "old" because it was repla ...

, Omaha, Nebraska, US *

Lakewood Gold Coast The Gold Coast is a lakefront neighborhood of the city of Lakewood, Ohio, United States. Visible from Downtown Cleveland, the Gold Coast consists of many highrise condo and apartment towers directly along the coasts of Lake Erie. The Gold Coast ...

, Ohio, US * The

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 ...

, which is nicknamed Florida's Gold Coast

South America

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.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 po ...

, a municipality in Venezuela

Art, entertainment, and media

Broadcasting

* Gold Coast Broadcasting, a radio broadcasting company in California, United States

Literature

* ''Gold Coast'' (novel), a 1980 novel by Elmore Leonard * ''The Gold Coast'' (Robinson novel), a 1988 novel by Kim Stanley Robinson * ''The Gold Coast'' (DeMille novel), a 1990 novel by Nelson DeMille

Music

* ''Gold Coast'' (album), a 1977 album by John Coltrane and Wilbur Harden

Periodicals

* ''Gold Coast'' (magazine), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US * '' Gold Coast Bulletin'', the principal daily newspaper of Australia's Gold Coast City * '' Gold Coast Mail'', a newspaper published in Queensland, Australia

Sports

Australia

Gold Coast Blaze The Gold Coast Blaze were an Australian men's professional basketball team which competed in the National Basketball League (NBL). The Blaze competed in their inaugural season in 2007–08. The club was based on the Gold Coast and joined the ...

, a former basketball team in the National Basketball League (NBL). * Gold Coast Blue Tongues, a former semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League *

Gold Coast Breakers The Bond University Rugby Club is an Australian rugby union football club that competes in the Queensland Premier Rugby competition. The club is based at the Bond University campus on Queensland's Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast. Bond Univer ...

, a rugby union club, based at Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland *

Gold Coast Chargers The Gold Coast Chargers were a professional rugby league club which played in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership from New South Wales Rugby League season 1988, 1988 to New South Wales Rugby League season 1994, 1994, the Australian Ru ...

, a former rugby league club in New South Wales *

Gold Coast Classic (tennis) The Gold Coast Classic was a professional golf tournament played at Coolangatta & Tweed Heads Golf Club in northern New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wale ...

, a precursor to the Brisbane International tournament, Queensland, Australia *

Gold Coast Clippers The Gold Coast Clippers were a foundation team in the now defunct Australian Baseball League. The Clippers changed their name to the Daikyo Dolphins following the signing of a major sponsorship deal with Daikyo to create one of the strongest tea ...

, a foundation team in the now-defunct Australian Baseball League *

Gold Coast Cougars The Gold Coast Cougars were the re-branded Daikyo Dolphins after major sponsor Daikyo had to end sponsorship of the team due to financial problems with the Australian arm of the company. History See also *Sport in Australia *Australian Ba ...

, a former Australian baseball team * Gold Coast Football Club, a football club in the Australian Football League (AFL) * Gold Coast Hawks, a team in the Bowls Premier League in Australia and New Zealand *

Gold Coast Marathon The Gold Coast Marathon is an annual road marathon on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, first held in 1979. Marketed as "Australia's premier road race", the marathon is the only race in Australia to hold World Athletics Label status. ...

, a race on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia * Gold Coast Rollers (NBL), a former basketball team in the National Basketball League (NBL) * Gold Coast Rollers (QBL), a basketball team in the Queensland Basketball League (QBL) *

Gold Coast Suns The Gold Coast Suns is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club is based on Queensland's Gold Coast in the suburb of Carrara. The club has been playing in the AFL since th ...

, an AFL team * Gold Coast Titans, a rugby league football club the National Rugby League (NRL) *

Gold Coast United FC Gold Coast United Football Club is an Australian Association football, soccer club based in Gold Coast, Queensland. The earliest incarnation of the club formed in 1966 and its home ground was at Nikiforides Family Park in Broadbeach. The first ...

, an A-League football team based on the Gold Coast *

Gold Coast Vikings The Gold Coast Vikings was a rugby league team representing the Gold Coast Rugby League Competition, where the best players of the competition get selected to play for the Vikings. They used to compete in the Queensland State League (from 19 ...

, 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

Sports in other places

Golden Coast Conference The Golden Coast Conference (GCC) is a collegiate athletic conference in the United States in which its members compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association National Collegiate (D-NC) division. The conference sponsors one sport, water p ...

, a U.S. college sports conference *

Gold Coast Suns (baseball) The Gold Coast Suns was one of the eight original franchises that played in the Senior Professional Baseball Association in its inaugural 1989 season. The club split their home games between the cities of Miami and Pompano Beach in Florida.

, a team in the Senior Professional Baseball Association, Florida, US

Structures

Gold Coast Hospital Gold Coast Hospital, located at 98–136 Nerang Street, Southport was, from 1960 to 2013 a major teaching and referral hospital and the third largest in Queensland. The Gold Coast Hospital had one of the busiest emergency departments in the s ...

, a former hospital in the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia *

Gold Coast Hotel and Casino The Gold Coast Hotel and Casino is a hotel and casino located in Paradise, Nevada. This locals' casino is owned and operated by Boyd Gaming. The Gold Coast is located one mile (1.6 km) west of the Las Vegas Strip on West Flamingo Road. It ...

, a hotel and casino located in Las Vegas, Nevada, US *

Gold Coast Stadium (disambiguation) Gold Coast Stadium may refer to: * Carrara Stadium, an oval ground in the suburb of Carrara, Queensland * Robina Stadium, a rectangular stadium in the suburb of Robina, Queensland {{dab ...

Transportation

* Gold Coast Airport, an Australian domestic and international airport on the Gold Coast * Gold Coast Highway, an Australian highway *

Gold Coast Oceanway The Gold Coast Oceanway is a foreshoreway for use by pedestrians and cyclists along the Gold Coast, Queensland, connecting the Point Danger lighthouse on the New South Wales and Queensland border to the Gold Coast Seaway. The network includes ...

, 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 G:link, also known as the Gold Coast Light Rail, is a light rail system serving the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, and is the sole light rail system in Queensland. The system forms part of the TransLink's South East Queensland public t ...

, a proposed rail transportation system for Queensland, Australia *

Gold Coast Seaway The Gold Coast Seaway or Southport Seaway is the main navigation entrance from the Pacific Ocean into the Gold Coast Broadwater and southern Moreton Bay and is one of Australia's most significant coastal engineering projects. It is located at the ...

, the main shipping channel for the Gold Coast Broadwater in Australia * ''Gold Coast'' (train), a passenger train in the United States *

Gold Coast Transit Gold Coast Transit District, formerly known as South Coast Area Transit (SCAT), is a local bus operator in western Ventura County, California, serving Ventura, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Ojai, and the adjoining areas of unincorporated Ventura County. ...

, a bus operator in California, United States

Vessels

* HMS ''Gold Coast'', a name held briefly by the British frigate HMS ''Labuan''