Definitions for "Gold Coast"
Keywords:  ghana, coast, lauderdale, miami, fort
On-air name for Janet operations control at McCarran airport. (Or "Gulf Coast"?) Freq.: 118.7.
This coast is part of the islands that make up the Caribbean Sea and is found off of the southern coast of Florida. It is named this for two reasons. First, because so many treasure ships sank in this area. Second, because gold coins and pieces of eight from these wrecks still wash up on the shore today.
British crown colony in West Africa; now known as Ghana. Defended during the First World War by the Gold Coast regiment of the West African Frontier Force.