West Coast or west coast may refer to:

Geography

Australia

Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...

* West Coast of South Australia *

West Coast, Tasmania The West Coast of Tasmania is one of the regions of Tasmania in Australia. It is mainly isolated rough country and is associated with wilderness, mining and tourism. It served as the location of an early convict settlement in the early history ...

West Coast Council West Coast Council is a Local government in Australia, local government body in Tasmania, covering much of the western region of the state. West Coast is classified as a rural local government area and has a population of 4,167. The major town ...

, a local government area **

West Coast Range The West Coast Range is a mountain range located in the West Coast, Tasmania, West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia. The range lies to the west and north of the main parts of the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park. The range has h ...

, mountain range in the region

Canada

British Columbia Coast The British Columbia Coast, popularly referred to as the BC Coast or simply the Coast, is a geographic region of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of British Columbia. As the entire western continental coastline of Canada ...

China

Huangdao District Huangdao District () and West Coast New Area (), is a district and a state-level new area of Qingdao, Shandong, China, located south-west and west of the main urban area of the city on the western shore of Jiaozhou Bay. It was identical to ...

, literally as West Coast New Area, also known as Qingdao West Coast * West Coast Economic Zone

Gambia

West Coast Division (Gambia) West Coast Region, originally the Western Division, also known as Foni or Fonyi, was one of the five divisions of the Gambia, administrative divisions of the Gambia. Its capital was Brikama. It was subsequently reorganised as the Brikama (Gambia) ...

Germany

* West Coast, Germany

India

West Coast of India Coastal South West India is a geo-cultural region in the Indian Subcontinent that spans the western half of Coastal India.Studies in , By Ganesh Vasudeo Tagare, Published 1996 Motilal Banarsidass, The region was referred as ''Sapta Konkan'' ...

Malabar coast The Malabar Coast () is the southwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. It generally refers to the West Coast of India, western coastline of India stretching from Konkan to Kanyakumari. Geographically, it comprises one of the wettest regio ...

, south-western India *

Western Coastal Plains The Western Coastal Plains is a narrow stretch of landmass lying between the western part of the Deccan plateau and the Arabian sea in India. The plains stretch from the Kutch region to Kaniyakumari at the southern tip of the Indian peninsul ...

Indonesia

* West Coast Regency,

Lampung Lampung, officially the Province of Lampung (; ), is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the southern tip of the island of Sumatra. It has a short border with the province of Bengkulu to the northwest, and a longer border with the provi ...

Isle of Man

* West Coast Marine Nature Reserve

Malaysia

* West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia *

West Coast Division West Coast Division () is an administrative Divisions of Malaysia, division of Sabah, Malaysia. It occupies the northwest portion of Sabah. With an area of 7,588 square kilometres, it occupies 10.3% of Sabah's territory. It also has approximate ...

, Sabah, east Malaysia (on the island of Borneo)

New Zealand

West Coast Region The West Coast () is a region of New Zealand on the west coast of the South Island. It is administered by the West Coast Regional Council, and is known co-officially as Te Tai Poutini. It comprises the territorial authorities of Buller Distri ...

, a region in the South Island

Singapore

West Coast, Singapore West Coast is a subzone located in the town of Clementi, Singapore, Clementi, the West Region, Singapore, western part of Singapore. The subzone currently lies in the West Coast Group Representation Constituency, West Coast GRC. Although the We ...

West Region, Singapore The West Region (, zh, 西區) of Singapore is one of the five regions in the city-state. The region is the largest in terms of land area and is the third most populous region after the North-East Region and Central Region. Jurong East is the r ...

South Africa

* West Coast District Municipality * West Coast, Western Cape

Sweden

* ''Västkusten'', the Swedish West Coast, located in

Skagerrak The Skagerrak (; , , ) is a strait running between the North Jutlandic Island of Denmark, the east coast of Norway and the west coast of Sweden, connecting the North Sea and the Kattegat sea. The Skagerrak contains some of the busiest shipping ...

and

Kattegat The Kattegat (; ; ) is a sea area bounded by the peninsula of Jutland in the west, the Danish straits islands of Denmark and the Baltic Sea to the south and the Swedish provinces of Bohuslän, Västergötland, Halland and Scania in Swede ...

and including all of the coast of the provinces of

Västergötland Västergötland (), also known as West Gothland or the Latinized version Westrogothia in older literature, is one of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden (''landskap'' in Swedish), situated in the southwest of Sweden. Vä ...

Halland Halland () is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden (''landskap''), on the western coast of Götaland, southern Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Småland, Skåne, Scania and the sea of Kattegat. Until 1645 and the Second Treaty of Br ...

and

Bohuslän Bohuslän () is a Provinces of Sweden, Swedish province in Götaland, on the northernmost part of the country's west coast. It is bordered by Dalsland to the northeast, Västergötland to the southeast, the Skagerrak arm of the North Sea to the ...

and part of

Scania Scania ( ), also known by its native name of Skåne (), is the southernmost of the historical provinces of Sweden, provinces () of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous w ...

United States

West Coast of the United States The West Coast of the United States, also known as the Pacific Coast and the Western Seaboard, is the coastline along which the Western United States meets the North Pacific Ocean. The term typically refers to the Contiguous United States, contig ...

Western United States The Western United States (also called the American West, the Western States, the Far West, the Western territories, and the West) is List of regions of the United States, census regions United States Census Bureau. As American settlement i ...

(by extension of the above)

Education

* West Coast Baptist College, in Lancaster, California * West Coast University, a health-care oriented university in California and Florida * West Coast University (Panama)

Government

* West Coast (New Zealand electorate), a former parliamentary electorate, 1972–1996

Music

* ''West Coast'' (album), a 2006 album by Swedish electronic band Studio * "West Coast" (G-Eazy and Blueface song), 2019 * "West Coast" (Lana Del Rey song), 2014 * "West Coast" (OneRepublic song), 2022 *"West Coast", a song by

The Neighbourhood The Neighbourhood (abbreviated as the nbhd) is an American alternative rock band formed in Newbury Park, California, in 2011. The band is composed of vocalist Jesse Rutherford, guitarists Jeremy Freedman and Zach Abels, and bassist Mikey Marg ...

, 2013 *"West Coast", a song by

Coconut Records (musician) Jason Schwartzman (born June 26, 1980) is an American actor, musician, and member of the Coppola family. Schwartzman made his film debut in Wes Anderson's 1998 film '' Rushmore'', and has since appeared in six other Anderson films: ''The Darjeel ...

*"West Coast", a song by Crazy Town from their album ''

The Brimstone Sluggers ''The Brimstone Sluggers'' is the third studio album by American rap rock band Crazy Town. It was released on August 28, 2015 and was Crazy Town's first album in 13 years since ''Darkhorse'' in 2002. It is also the last studio album to feature ...

'' *"West Coast", a song by Imagine Dragons from their album ''

Origins Origin(s) or The Origin may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Comics and manga * ''Origin'' (comics), a Wolverine comic book mini-series published by Marvel Comics in 2002 * ''The Origin'' (Buffy comic), a 1999 ''Buffy the Vampire Sl ...

'' *"West Coast", a song by

Ketty Lester Ketty Lester (born Revoyda Frierson; August 16, 1934) is an American singer and actress known for her 1961 hit single " Love Letters", which reached the top 5 of the charts in the U.S. and the UK. She is also known for her role as Hester-Sue Ter ...

, 1965 *

West Coast hip hop West Coast hip-hop is a regional genre of Hip-hop, hip-hop music that encompasses any artists or music that originated in the West Coast of the United States. West Coast hip-hop began to dominate from a radio play and sales standpoint during th ...

, a subgenre of hip hop

Transport

* West Coast Air, a scheduled and charter airline based in Vancouver *

West Coast Choppers West Coast Choppers (WCC) is a brand that began selling screen-printed T-shirts and stickers with the company's Biker Cross, Iron cross/Maltese cross logo while founder and "master marketer" Jesse James (television personality), Jesse James was ...

, a company selling chopper-style motorcycles in Texas (originally based in California) *

West Coast Customs West Coast Customs (abbreviated by the company as WCC) is an automobile repair shop focusing on the Custom car, customization of vehicles. It was started by co-founders Ryan Friedlinghaus and Quinton Dodson circa 1994. According to Friedlinghaus ...

, a car remodeling company in California ;Rail *

Florida West Coast Railroad The Florida West Coast Railroad was a 13-mile (21-kilometre) railroad owned by CSF Acquisition, Inc., which acquired it from CSX on December 13, 1987 as its first acquisition. It ran west from a CSX line at Newberry to Trenton. The railroad ...

, a railroad running from Newberry to Trenton * West Coast Railway (disambiguation) *

West Coast (train) The ''West Coast'' was a named train of the Southern Pacific Railroad from Los Angeles to Portland via the San Joaquin Valley. It had through car service to Seattle via the Great Northern Railway. Unlike the ''West Coast'', Amtrak's ''Coast St ...

, former passenger train from Los Angeles to Portland, Oregon *

West Coast Express The West Coast Express is a Commuter rail in North America, commuter railway serving the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada. It is owned and operated by the region's transit authority, TransLink (British Columbia), TransLink. ...

, a commuter railway in British Columbia *

West Coast Main Line The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important railway corridors in the United Kingdom, connecting the major cities of London and Glasgow with branches to Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool and Edinburgh. It is one of the busiest ...

, one of the main rail corridors in the United Kingdom **

Avanti West Coast First Trenitalia West Coast Rail, trading name, trading as Avanti West Coast, is a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup (70%) and Trenitalia (30%) that operates the West Coast Partnership. In November 2016, the Department for Tra ...

, current operator of the West Coast Main Line *

West Coast Railways West Coast Railways (WCR) is a railway spot-hire company and charter train operator based at Carnforth MPD in Lancashire. Using buildings and other facilities previously owned by the Carnforth MPD#Steamtown Carnforth, Steamtown Carnforth visito ...

, a British railway charter train operator based in Carnforth, Lancashire *

Western Railway zone The Western Railway (abbreviated WR) is one of the 19 zones of Indian Railways and is among the busiest railway networks in India, headquartered at Mumbai, Maharashtra. The major railway routes of Indian Railways which come under Western Railw ...

, operating in parts of western coastal India

Other

* Qingdao West Coast F.C., a Chinese association football club *

West Coast Eagles The West Coast Eagles are a professional Australian rules football club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and first competed in 1987 as one of two expansion teams in the Australian Football League (AFL), then known ...

, an Australian rules football club, also known as West Coast *

West Coast (horse) West Coast (foaled May 14, 2014) is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse, foaled, raised and sold by historic Thoroughbred nursery, Hermitage Farm. Unraced at age two, he was named the Champion three-year-old colt of 2017 after wins in the ...

, an American racehorse * ''West Coast'' (TV series), a Canadian variety show