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Gold Coast is a common name for a wealthy area fronting an ocean or other significant body of water. Usages include:

Places

Australia

• Gold Coast, Queensland - the city and popular tourist destination in Australia

United States

• 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, New Jersey - Hudson County's waterfront (across the Hudson River from New York City)
• 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 Orange Coast of Orange County, California is sometimes described as a Gold Coast.

Africa

• The Gold Coast was the colonial name of Ghana during the British colonial period.

Europe

• Côte-d'Or is a département in the eastern part of France.
• The Costa Dorada, Spain is also known as the Gold Coast in English.

Asia

• 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
• The Gold Coast is a novel by Kim Stanley Robinson
• Gold Coast Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada
• The Gold Coast Ocean Fest is a yearly event taking place in Croyde, Devon, UK.

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