# 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) (British, 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

### Europe

* Costa Daurada, 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, Germany

### North America

* Gold Coast, California, a nickname for Ventura, California, U.S.
* Gold Coast, Orange County, a region also called Orange Coast in California, US
* Gold Coast (Connecticut), the southern portion of Fairfield County, Connecticut, US
* Gold Coast (New Jersey), U.S.
* Gold Coast (Washington), U.S.
* Gold Coast, Long Island, a nickname for the North Shore, New York, US
* Gold Coast Historic District (Chicago), Illinois, US
* Gold Coast Historic District (Omaha, Nebraska), US
** Old Gold Coast, Omaha, Nebraska, US
* Lakewood Gold Coast, Ohio, US
* The Miami metropolitan area, which is nicknamed Florida's Gold Coast

### South America

* Costa de Oro, a group of resort towns and beaches in Uruguay
* Ocumare de la Costa de Oro Municipality, 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, 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, a rugby union club, based at Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland
* Gold Coast Chargers, 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, 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), 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, an AFL team
* Gold Coast Titans, a rugby league football club the National Rugby League (NRL)
* Gold Coast United FC, 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, 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), a former leather bar for gay men in Chicago, Illinois
* Gold Coast Stadium (disambiguation)

## Transportation

* Gold Coast Airport, an Australian domestic and international airport on the Gold Coast
* Gold Coast Highway, an Australian highway
* Gold Coast Oceanway, 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, a light rail transportation system for the Gold Coast, Australia
* Gold Coast Seaway, 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