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, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...

: **

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. From their seat of power at the fortress of São Jorge da Mina (established in 1482 and located in modern Elmina) ...

(Portuguese, 1482–1642) **

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

(Dutch, 1598–1872) ** Swedish Gold Coast (Swedes, 1650–1658; 1660–1663) **

Danish Gold Coast The Danish Gold Coast ( or ''Dansk Guinea'') comprised the colonies that Denmark–Norway controlled in Africa as a part of the Gold Coast (region), Gold Coast (roughly present-day southeast Ghana), which is on the Gulf of Guinea. It was coloni ...

(Denmark-Norway, 1658–1850) **

Brandenburger Gold Coast The Brandenburger Gold Coast, later Prussian Gold Coast, was a colony of Brandenburg-Prussia, later the Kingdom of Prussia, on the Gold Coast. The Brandenburg colony existed from 1682 to 1701, after which it became a Prussian colony from 1701 ...

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

Gold Coast (British colony) The Gold Coast was a British Empire, 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 w ...

(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, also known by its initials, GC, is a coastal city and region in the state of Queensland, Australia, located approximately south-southeast of the centre of the list of Australian capital cities, state capital, Brisbane. It is ...

, a city in the state of Queensland **

City of Gold Coast The City of Gold Coast is the Local government in Australia, local government area spanning the Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, and surrounding areas. With a population of 606,774, it is the second most populous local ...

, 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

Europe

Costa Daurada The Costa Daurada (; ; meaning in English language, 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 (river), Foix and Ebro ...

, 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 Flensburg (; Danish language, Danish and ; ; ) is an independent city, independent town in the far north of the Germany, German state of Schleswig-Holstein. After Kiel and Lübeck, it is the third-largest city in Schleswig-Holstein. Flensburg's ...

, 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 ...

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

Gold Coast (Connecticut) The Gold Coast, also known as Lower Fairfield County or Southwestern Connecticut, is an affluent part of Western Connecticut that includes the entire southern portion of Fairfield County as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, Super-Public Use ...

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

Gold Coast (New Jersey) 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 G ...

, U.S. * Gold Coast (Washington), 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 century, ...

, 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, Nebraska. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997, this historic district covers approximately a 30 block area roughly bounded by 36th, 40th, Jones, and Cuming St ...

, US **

Old Gold Coast Old Gold Coast is 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 replaced in pr ...

, Omaha, Nebraska, US *

Lakewood Gold Coast Lakewood is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, on the southern shore of Lake Erie. Established in 1889, it is one of Cleveland's historical streetcar suburbs and part of the Cleveland metropolitan area. The population was 50,942 at ...

, Ohio, US * The

Miami metropolitan area The Miami metropolitan area is a coastal metropolitan area in southeastern Florida. It is the sixth-largest metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the United States, the fifth-largest metropolitan area in the Southern United States, and the lar ...

, 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 Point Broadcasting LLC is an American radio broadcasting company based in Ventura, California. The company is the owner of several radio groups in Southern California, doing business as Gold Coast Broadcasting LLC in the Oxnard—Ventura radio mar ...

, 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 ''Gold Coast Bulletin'' is a daily newspaper serving Australia's Gold Coast region. It is published as ''The Gold Coast Bulletin'' on weekdays and the ''Weekend Bulletin'' at weekends. It is owned by News Corp Australia. History The ...

'', the principal daily newspaper of Australia's Gold Coast City * ''

Gold Coast Mail The ''Gold Coast Mail'' was a weekly newspaper serving Australia's Gold Coast region, owned by APN News & Media. History The paper dates back to the ''Gold Coast Hinterlander'', first printed in 1977, which was merged with ''The Tweed Leade ...

'', 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 played five seasons in the NBL between 2007 and 2012, and played their home games at the Gold Coast C ...

, 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 R ...

, a former rugby league club in New South Wales * Gold Coast Classic (tennis), a precursor to the Brisbane International tournament, Queensland, Australia * Gold Coast Clippers, 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 B ...

, a former Australian baseball team * Gold Coast Hawks, a team in the Bowls Premier League in Australia and New Zealand * Gold Coast Marathon, a race on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia *

Gold Coast Rollers (NBL) The Gold Coast Rollers are a defunct basketball team from Gold Coast, Queensland, that competed in the National Basketball League (NBL). The team entered the NBL in 1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany a ...

, 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, officially the Gold Coast Football Club, are a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club is based on Queensland's Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast in the ...

, an AFL team *

Gold Coast Titans The Gold Coast Titans are a professional rugby league football club, based on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership, Australia's elite rugby league competition. Since 2008, the ...

, 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, 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, a U.S. college sports conference * Gold Coast Suns (baseball), 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 Tertiary referral hospital and the third largest in Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and te ...

, 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 (bar) Gold Coast was a leather bar for gay men in Chicago that operated from 1960 to 1988. It was one of the first bars created by and for the gay leather community in the United States. For most of its 28 year history, between 1967 and 1984, the bar ...

, a former leather bar for gay men in Chicago, Illinois * Gold Coast Stadium (disambiguation)

Transportation

Gold Coast Airport Gold Coast Airport (formerly known as Coolangatta Airport; ) is a Domestic airport, domestic and International airport, international Australian airport located at the southern end of the Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast and approximately ...

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

Gold Coast Highway Gold Coast Highway links the coastal suburbs of the Gold Coast in south eastern Queensland such as Miami, Mermaid Beach, Tugun, Bilinga and across the border of New South Wales to the Tweed Heads suburb of Tweed Heads West. At in length, ...

, an Australian highway *

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

, a shared use pedestrian and cyclist pathway between New South Wales and Queensland, Australia *

Gold Coast railway line The Gold Coast railway line is an interurban railway line operated by Queensland Rail in Queensland, Australia, connecting Brisbane with the Gold Coast. The line has 17 stations. In 2021, a journey from Central station to the terminus of ...

, connects Brisbane with the Queensland Gold Coast in Australia * Gold Coast Rapid Transit, a light rail transportation system for the Gold Coast, 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 th ...

, 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''