Golden Triangle
Encyclopedia
North America
Canada- Golden Triangle (Canada)Golden Triangle (Canada)The Golden Triangle is a major 330 km cycling route located in western Canada along the border between British Columbia and Alberta, forming a triangle with Lake Louise, Golden, BC and Radium, BC as its points. It crosses the continental divide twice, through the Kicking Horse Pass between Lake...
, named for the town of Golden, British Columbia, which forms one point - Golden Triangle, OttawaGolden Triangle, OttawaGolden Triangle is the name for the property triangle in Ottawa, Canada between Elgin Street and the Rideau Canal. The area is bordered by Ottawa City Hall to the north and to the south by the Elgin street Police station. It is dominated by large single family homes , with a number of...
, named for the property triangle in Ottawa between Elgin Street and the Rideau Canal
Northwestern United States
- Golden Triangle (Rocky Mountains)Golden Triangle (Rocky Mountains)The Golden Triangle is an informal designation for a region renowned as one of the premier fly fishing locations in the United States. The region is named for its approximate boundaries that form an equilateral triangle having an apex at Glacier National Park and encompassing Yellowstone National...
, flyfishing area in the Montana/Wyoming/Idaho region - Golden Triangle, Denver, an informal name for a downtown Denver neighborhood in Colorado
California
- Golden Triangle (Los Angeles), an informal name for part of Los Angeles, with its center at Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, CaliforniaBeverly Hills, CaliforniaBeverly Hills is an affluent city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. With a population of 34,109 at the 2010 census, up from 33,784 as of the 2000 census, it is home to numerous Hollywood celebrities. Beverly Hills and the neighboring city of West Hollywood are together...
- Golden Triangle, part of the airspace at the R-2508 Special Use Airspace ComplexR-2508 Special Use Airspace ComplexThe R-2508 Complex includes all the airspace and associated land presently used and managed by the three principal military activities in the Upper Mojave Desert region:*Air Force Flight Test Center , Edwards Air Force Base...
in California - Golden Triangle, informal name for part of University City, San Diego, bounded by highways 5, 52, and 805
Southern United States
- Golden Triangle (Mississippi)Golden Triangle (Mississippi)The Golden Triangle is a region of the U.S. state of Mississippi.The "triangle" is formed by the cities of Columbus, Starkville, and West Point...
- Golden Triangle (Texas)Golden Triangle (Texas)The Golden Triangle is an area of Southeast Texas between the cities of Beaumont, Port Arthur, and Orange. The "golden" refers to the wealth that came from the Spindletop oil strike in Beaumont in 1901...
, named for its oil wealth and many gas flareGas flareA gas flare, alternatively known as a flare stack, is an elevated vertical conveyance found accompanying the presence of oil wells, gas wells, rigs, refineries, chemical plants, natural gas plants, and landfills....
s - Golden Triangle (North Texas), area formed by Dallas, Ft. Worth and Denton. See Katy Hamman-Stricker LibraryKaty Hamman-Stricker LibraryThe Katy Hamman-Stricker Library is located at 404 E. Mitchell Street in Calvert, Texas, USA. It consists of a museum as well as a public library and community center and was the first chapter house built by the American Woman's League in the state. Calvert is located within the Golden Triangle of...
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Midwestern United State
- Golden Triangle (Missouri)Golden Triangle (Missouri)The Golden Triangle is a region of Saint Charles County, Missouri, with Route 94 forming the east side; Interstate 70 the north; and Interstate 64 to the west. The region has been the site of rapid growth since the 1980s. Cities found within the Golden Triangle include St. Charles, St. Peters,...
, named for its rapid development - Golden Triangle (Kentucky)Golden Triangle (Kentucky)The Golden Triangle is an economic region in Kentucky which contains most of the state's population, wealth and economic growth. In 2005 the Triangle had an estimated population of 2,253,876; which is 54% of Kentucky's population on 22% of the state's land area. The area refers to the triangular...
- Golden Triangle (Wisconsin), an informal name for the urban centers of the Chippewa Valley, i.e., the Eau Claire-Chippewa Falls metropolitan areaEau Claire-Chippewa Falls metropolitan areaThe Eau Claire-Chippewa Falls metropolitan area refers loosely to the urbanized area along the Chippewa and Eau Claire Rivers, in west-central Wisconsin, with its primary center at Eau Claire and secondary centers at Chippewa Falls and Altoona....
forming the base of a triangle, with Menomonie, Wisconsin as its apex
Eastern United States
- Golden Triangle (Massachusetts)Golden Triangle (Massachusetts)The Golden Triangle is one of the largest retail districts in New England and is located on the borders of Framingham and Natick, Massachusetts, in the heart of the MetroWest region of the state. The district is anchored by the two malls in the area, Shoppers World and the Natick Collection...
, A large retail district in the towns of Framingham and Natick - Golden Triangle (New Hampshire)Golden Triangle (New Hampshire)The Golden Triangle of New Hampshire is a heavily populated region between the cities of Manchester to the north, Nashua to the south, and Salem to the southeast.The region contains a substantial concentration of urban areas, suburban areas, and industry...
- Golden Triangle (Pittsburgh), named for its commercial wealth
- Golden Triangle (Washington, D.C.), a promotionally named section of Washington D.C.'s central business district
Australia
- Golden Triangle (Australia), named for its gold production. See Golden Nugget Las VegasGolden Nugget Las VegasThe Golden Nugget Las Vegas is a luxury casino-hotel located in Las Vegas, Nevada on the Fremont Street Experience. The property is owned and operated by Landry's Restaurants....
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Asia
- Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia)Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia)The Golden Triangle is one of Asia's two main illicit opium-producing areas. It is an area of around that overlaps the mountains of four countries of Southeast Asia: Burma, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. Along with Afghanistan in the Golden Crescent and Pakistan, it has been one of the most...
, named for its opium production - Golden Triangle (Yangtze), named for its rapid economic development
- Golden Triangle (India)Golden Triangle (India)India's Golden Triangle is a tourist circuit which includes: Delhi, Agra , and Jaipur. These trips usually last 7 or 8 days and do the trip as a circuit starting and ending in Delhi. Flights and hotels are often included in the price, and it is normally possible to do the trip by coach or private...
, comprising the popular tourist spots Delhi, Agra and Jaipur - Golden Triangle (Kuala Lumpur), the official name for a newer commercial quarter in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. See List of embassies in Kuala Lumpur.
- Minnan Golden Triangle, economic production area in the Fujian province of China, includes Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou
- Golden Triangle, nickname for LiaoningLiaoning' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the northeast of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "辽" , a name taken from the Liao River that flows through the province. "Níng" means "peace"...
in northeastern China, named for its superior geographical location
Europe
- Golden Triangle (Finland)Golden Triangle (Finland)The golden triangle is an informal Finnish-English term for the area of South-western Finland between the cities of Helsinki, Turku, and Tampere where most of the country's population, arable land, and GDP is done.- External links :*...
, an informal area between the cities of Helsinki, Turku, and Tampere - Golden Triangle (Cheshire)Golden Triangle (Cheshire)The Golden Triangle is an area of affluent, leafy towns and villages in Cheshire such as Knutsford and Mottram St. Andrew. The three points of the triangle are Alderley Edge, Prestbury and Wilmslow. The area is noted for its expensive houses, pleasant countryside, celebrities and...
, named for its affluence - Golden Triangle (Norwich)Golden Triangle (Norwich)The Golden Triangle is an area covering several parishes in the city of Norwich, United Kingdom. It is roughly wedge-shaped, with the thin end at the city centre, spreading outwards between Newmarket Road and Earlham Road to the University of East Anglia, on the outskirts of the city.The Golden...
, popular, affluent residential quarter - Golden Triangle (Yorkshire)Golden Triangle (Yorkshire)The Golden Triangle is a term commonly used by estate agents for the area of West and North Yorkshire lying between Harrogate, York and North Leeds...
, the wealthy property triangle of North Leeds, Harrogate and York - Golden Triangle (UK universities)Golden Triangle (UK universities)The "Golden Triangle" is a term used to describe a number of leading British research universities based in Cambridge, London and Oxford.The city of Cambridge, represented by the University of Cambridge, and the city of Oxford, represented by the University of Oxford, form two corners of the triangle...
, prominent in research - Golden Triangle (Belgium), comprising Antwerp, BrusselsBrusselsBrussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
and GhentGhentGhent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
Other uses
- Golden Triangle (Colombian Universities)Golden Triangle (Colombian Universities)Golden Triangle is an informal expression used to refer to the top three public universities of Colombia, which are the National University of Colombia at Bogotá, and the Universities of Antioquia and Valle...
, the top three public universities of Colombia focused in research and postgraduate education - Golden triangle (mathematics), in reference to the golden ratio
- Golden Triangle (train), a train operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad. See List of rail accidents (1930–1949).
- Golden Triangles, another name for the Triforce in the Legend of Zelda series of video games