- Golden Triangle
Golden Triangle may refer to:
* Geographical areas:
**Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia) , named for itsopium production
**Golden Triangle (China) , named for its rapid economic development
**Golden Triangle (New South Wales) , named for its agricultural productivity
**Golden Triangle (Canada) , named for the town ofGolden, British Columbia forming one point
**Golden Triangle (India) , comprising the popular tourists spots Delhi, Agra and Jaipur
**Golden Triangle (Finland) , an informal area between the cities of Helsinki, Turku, and Tampere
**Golden Triangle (Mexico) , an informal name for three industrial cities of Mexico:
***Mexico City
***Guadalajara
***Monterrey
** In the United Kingdom:
*** Golden Triangle (Yorkshire ), the wealthy property triangle of NorthLeeds ,Harrogate andYork .
***Golden Triangle (Cheshire) , named for its affluence
***Golden Triangle (Norwich)
***Golden Triangle (UK universities) , prominent in research
***Golden Triangle (Essex) , the wealthy suburban towns of Epping Forest district
** In the United States:
***Golden Triangle (Kentucky)
***Golden Triangle (New Hampshire)
***Golden Triangle (Pittsburgh) , named for its commercial wealth
***Golden Triangle (Texas) , named for its oil wealth and many gas flares
***Golden Triangle (Missouri) , named for its rapid development
***Golden Triangle (Mississippi)
***Golden Triangle (California) , part of a military facility
*** Golden Triangle (California), informal name for that part of the city of San Diego bounded by highways 5, 52, and 805.
*** Golden Triangle (Los Angeles), an informal name for three adjacent neighborhoods that are generally regarded as the most exclusive in the immediate Los Angeles area:
****Bel-Air, a neighborhood within the City of Los Angeles
****Holmby Hills, also within the City of Los Angeles
****Beverly Hills, a separate city within the boundaries of Los Angeles
***Golden Triangle (Rocky Mountains) , flyfishing
***Golden Triangle (Washington, D.C.) , a promotionally named section of Washington D.C.'s downtown commercial district
*** Golden Triangle (Wisconsin), an informal name for the urban centers of theChippewa Valley , "i.e.", theEau Claire-Chippewa Falls metropolitan area forming the base of a triangle, withMenomonie, Wisconsin as its apex.*Other uses
**Golden triangle (mathematics) , in reference to the golden ratio
**Golden Triangle (film) , a 1980 movie
**Raiders of the Golden Triangle a 1985 movie
**Golden Triangle (politics) , in reference to dodgy deals
** GT (Golden Triangle), in reference to apaintball tournament held in southern Ontario.
**A synonym for the AtlanticTriangular trade of slavery
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