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Gold Coast,

city (2016 pop. 555,721), Queensland, E Australia, on the Pacific Ocean. The city, a major resort, stretches for many miles along the coast and extends into New South Wales. In 1994, Queensland amalgamated the city with Albert Shire to create one of three new "super cities." The amalgamation made Gold Coast the second largest municipality in Australia after BrisbaneBrisbane
, city (2016 pop. 1,131,156, Greater Brisbane 2016 pop. 2,270,800), capital of Queensland, E Australia, on the Brisbane River above its mouth on Moreton Bay. Brisbane is Australia's third largest city and an administrative, commercial, industrial, and cultural center.
..... Click the link for more information. . Its boundaries now extend south to Coolangatta on the border with New South Wales, west to Mt. Tamborine in the remote interior, and north to Beenleigh on the edge of Brisbane.

Gold Coast:

see GhanaGhana,
officially Republic of Ghana, republic (2015 est. pop. 27,583,000), 92,099 sq mi (238,536 sq km), W Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean. The capital and largest city is Accra.
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Gold Coast

(1) The littoral of the Gulf of Guinea, in Ghana. It extends from the mouth of the Volta River in the east to the mouth of the Tano River in the west. The coastline is regular and lacks natural harbors. The western part is covered by damp equatorial forest; the eastern part, by shrub savanna. The name Gold Coast originated with the Portuguese in the 15th century because of the gold deposits discovered there.

(2) The name of a former British colony in West Africa (formed in the 19th century). In 1957 the state of Ghana was formed from the consolidation of the Gold Coast and Togo, a British trust territory.

Gold Coast

1. the former name (until 1957) of Ghana

2. a line of resort towns and beaches in E Australia, extending for over 30 km (20 miles) along the SE coast of Queensland and the NE coast of New South Wales

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Before departure to Gold Coast, Radhakrishnan Nair, deputy chief coach of India said, "Super Sports Center in Gold Coast has an IAAF approved athletics track.

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ENOUGH EXPERIENCEMungara said he has competed in Gold Coast for the last three years, winning the Gold Coast Airport Marathon twice and finishing second last year.

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As part of the celebrations, the Australian High Commission will support a visit to the Gold Coast by two Pakistani school students to participate in a cultural orientation program with Gold Coast schools and other school students from Commonwealth countries during the Games.

Queen's baton relay of the XXI commonwealth Games to visit Pakistan

Several activities have also been planned for the tourists including surf lessons, yoga lessons, beach volleyball, cocktail making classes and special sessions with sand sculptor Massoud to ensure that the guests have an authentic Gold Coast experience.

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Gold Coast Bakeries provides fresh and frozen products to leading consumer packaged goods companies, grocery retailers, and foodservice customers.

Peak Rock Capital Affiliate Acquires California Food Company Gold Coast Bakeries

The merger allows Gold Coast to increase its online and continuing education components while students of Bert Rodgers will have access to a broader range of courses at Gold Coast Schools including Spanish real estate courses, insurance, contractors, mortgage and appraisal.

Gold Coast Schools Acquires Bert Rodgers Schools of Real Estate

Upon being asked about the new family car rental services that have been exclusively made available by the company, the spokesperson stated, "Needless to say, our family car rental services have been tailored to meet the growing demands of our customers based on the Gold Coast.

Local Rentals Service is Now Offering Family Car Rental on the Gold Coast

The Gold Coast course will offer its challenges to the XCAT pilots.

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Port Stephens, Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour and Cape Byron before finishing off Main Beach on the Gold Coast.

Running high: competition is likely to be tight at the Land Rover Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race as Celestial gets ready to defend its title, and with the chance for spectators to watch all the action from the decks of MV Coast

Gold Coast Health can confirm a patient has been transferred to Gold Coast University Hospital after being identified by paramedics as having symptoms of Ebola virus," he said in a statement.

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During the meeting, Shaikh Hamdan and Tate discussed cooperation and exchange of expertise between Dubai and Gold Coast, the sixth largest city in Australia.

Dubai Crown Prince meets Gold Coast Mayor

THE Gold Coast Tourism Corporation launched its first dedicated Arabic Facebook https://www.