Gold Coast - Definition and Overview

This article resolves the various uses of the name Gold Coast. In general, a Gold Coast is a wealthy area, strip, neighborhood or region fronting an ocean.

Places

• The Gold Coast was the original name for Ghana, during the British colonial period.
• Gold Coast, Queensland - the popular tourist destination in Australia
• Gold Coast, Florida - is the Florida east coast from Miami to West Palm Beach
• Gold Coast, California - the central Californian coast near Ventura, CA
• Gold Coast, Chicago - upmarket area along Lake Shore Drive.
• Fairfield County in Connecticut is often referred to as the Gold Coast.
• The Long Island North Shore is also known as the Gold Coast.
• The Costa Dorada, Spain is also known as the Gold Coast in English.
• The Orange Coast of Orange County, California is sometimes described as a Gold Coast.
• Hong Kong Gold Coast, which is located in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong.

Other

• Gold Coast is a novel by novelist Elmore Leonard
• The Gold Coast is a novel by novelist Nelson DeMille