West Coast
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West Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the western side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:
Australia
- West coast of Australia as a synonym for the state of Western AustraliaWestern AustraliaWestern Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
- West Coast, TasmaniaWest Coast, TasmaniaThe West Coast of Tasmania is the part of the state that is strongly associated with wilderness, mining and tourism, rough country and isolation...
in Australia
Canada
- In Canada, "West Coast" is a reference to the British Columbia CoastBritish Columbia CoastThe British Columbia Coast or BC Coast is Canada's western continental coastline on the Pacific Ocean. The usage is synonymous with the term West Coast of Canada....
and also to the culture and lifestyle of VancouverVancouverVancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, Victoria and area. Within British Columbia itself, the term may mean either the outer coast of Vancouver IslandVancouver IslandVancouver Island is a large island in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several North American locations named after George Vancouver, the British Royal Navy officer who explored the Pacific Northwest coast of North America between 1791 and 1794...
or the common geographic identity and culture historically shared with the US states of Washington, Oregon and California, i.e. referring to the West Coast of North AmericaHistory of the west coast of North AmericaThe human history of the west coast of North America is believed to stretch back to the arrival of the earliest people over the Bering Strait, or alternately along a now-submerged coastal plain, through the development of significant pre-Columbian cultures and population densities, to the arrival...
, not just that of Canada.
New Zealand
- West Coast Region, South Island
- "West Coast" is also used as a collective term for a group of beaches close to Auckland, including PihaPihaPiha is a northern New Zealand coastal settlement with a population of about 600. It is one of the most popular beaches in the area and a major day-trip destination for Aucklanders throughout the year, although especially so in summer.-Location:...
and Muriwai Beach
South Africa
- West Coast District MunicipalityWest Coast District MunicipalityThe West Coast District Municipality is a district municipality located in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Its municipality code is DC1. Moorreesburg is the seat of the district...
, South Africa - West Coast, Western CapeWest Coast, Western CapeThe West Coast is a region of the Western Cape province in South Africa and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west and the Swartland region on the east....
, South Africa
Transport
- West Coast AirWest Coast AirWest Coast Air is a scheduled airline operating de Havilland Canada float planes, with scheduled flights from downtown Vancouver and the Richmond Floatplane base at Vancouver International Airport to Victoria, Nanaimo, Comox, the Sunshine Coast, and Whistler. The company also flies tours and...
, a scheduled and charter airline based in Vancouver - West Coast ChoppersWest Coast ChoppersWest Coast Choppers is a lifestyle brand that began selling screen-printed t-shirts and stickers with the company's Iron cross/Maltese cross logo while founder and "master marketer" Jesse G. James was finishing high school, packaging the accoutrements of the chopper lifestyle long before any...
, a company selling chopper-style motorcycles - West Coast CustomsWest Coast CustomsWest Coast Customs is a car remodeling company started in 1993 by Ryan Friedlinghaus on a loan from his grandfather, Edward Cifranic. It was originally located in Orange County, then moved to Los Angeles, and now its current location is in Corona, California....
, a car remodeling company - West Coast ExpressWest Coast ExpressWest Coast Express is the interregional commuter railway in British Columbia, Canada. Opened in 1995, it links Mission, Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam, and Port Moody with Waterfront Station in Downtown Vancouver, where it interchanges with SkyTrain rapid transit, SeaBus and...
, a commuter railway in British Columbia, Canada. - West Coast Main LineWest Coast Main LineThe West Coast Main Line is the busiest mixed-traffic railway route in Britain, being the country's most important rail backbone in terms of population served. Fast, long-distance inter-city passenger services are provided between London, the West Midlands, the North West, North Wales and the...
, a railway route in the United Kingdom - West Coast Railway CompanyWest Coast Railway CompanyWest Coast Railways, also known as West Coast Railway Company, is a railway spot-hire company and charter train operator, based at Carnforth in Lancashire, on the site of the old Steamtown heritage depot...
, a railway spot-hire company and charter train operator based at Carnforth in the United Kingdom - Florida West Coast RailroadFlorida West Coast RailroadThe Florida West Coast Railroad is a 13-mile railroad owned by CSF Acquisition, Inc., which acquired it from CSX on December 13, 1987 as its first acquisition. It runs west from a CSX line at Newberry to Trenton....
, a railroad running west from Newberry to Trenton
Other
- 1934 West Coast waterfront strike, industrial action in the United States
- West Coast hip hopWest Coast hip hopWest Coast hip hop is a hip hop music subgenre that encompasses any artists or music that originates in the westernmost region of the United States, as opposed to East Coast hip hop, based originally in New York alone...
, a form of hip hop music in the United States that developed and originated in Los Angeles - West Coaster a person that lives on the West Coast of the United States
- West Coast AvengersWest Coast AvengersThe West Coast Avengers is a fictional group of superheroes that appear in publications published by Marvel Comics. The team first appear in The West Coast Avengers #1 and was created by Roger Stern and Bob Hall.- Publication history :...
, a Marvel Comics superhero team - West Coast AmusementsWest Coast AmusementsWest Coast Amusements is a Canadian travelling amusement park company based in Langley, British Columbia. It was founded in 1962 by Bingo Hauser, who has been in show business since the mid forties...
, a Canadian travelling amusement park company based in Langley, British Columbia - West Coast Baptist CollegeWest Coast Baptist CollegeWest Coast Baptist College is an Independent Baptist Bible college in Lancaster, California, offering graduate and undergraduate degrees in Pastoral studies, evangelism, missions, church ministries, music, Christian education, youth ministry, and secretarial studies...
in Lancaster, California - West Coast Computer FaireWest Coast Computer FaireThe West Coast Computer Faire was an annual computer industry conference and exposition most often associated with San Francisco, its first and most frequent venue. The first fair was held in 1977 and was organized by Jim Warren and Bob Reiling. At the time it was the biggest computer show in the...
, a former computer industry conference - West Coast EaglesWest Coast EaglesThe West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. The club is based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and played its first games in the 1987 season. Its current home ground is Subiaco Oval...
, an Australian rules football club based in Perth - West Coast Hotel Co. v. ParrishWest Coast Hotel Co. v. ParrishWest Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish, , was a decision by the United States Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of minimum wage legislation enacted by the State of Washington, overturning an earlier decision in Adkins v. Children's Hospital,...
, a United States Supreme Court ruling upholding minimum wage legislation - West Coast liberal a pejorative stereotype encountered in American political culture.
- Wellington West Coast and Taranaki RegimentWellington West Coast and Taranaki RegimentThe Wellington West Coast and Taranaki Regiment is a Territorial Force unit of the New Zealand Army. It was originally formed in 1948 by the amalgamation of two separate regiments:...
, a Territorial Force unit of the New Zealand Army - West Coast (TV series)West Coast (TV series)West Coast is a Canadian variety show television series which debuted on the CTV television network in 1961.The show was produced at the studios of CHAN-TV in Vancouver and mixed studio segments with filmed location footage from around British Columbia. Airing at 7:30-8:00 PM on Friday nights, it...
, a Canadian variety show television series which debuted on the CTV television network in 1961 - West Coast UniversityWest Coast UniversityWest Coast University is a for-profit, healthcare oriented university located in southern California and Dallas, Texas. WCU was founded in 1909 as an ophthalmology school . It has campuses in North Hollywood, Anaheim and Ontario, California...
, a health-care oriented university in California and Ontario - West Coast University - Panama, no relation to the Californian institution
- "West Coast," a song by the indie rock band Coconut RecordsCoconut Records (band)Coconut Records is a Los Angeles, California based indie pop musical solo project by Jason Schwartzman , which began in 2006. The debut album, Nighttiming, was released on Schwartzman’s Young Baby Records in 2007. The album had musical contributions by members of Incubus, as well as appearances by...