Golden Triangle
Appearance
Golden Triangle may refer to:
Geographical areas
- Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia), named for its opium 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 of Golden, British Columbia, which forms 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 and Monterrey
- Golden Triangle (Kuala Lumpur), the official name for a newer commercial quarter in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- In the United Kingdom:
- Golden Triangle (Cheshire), named for its affluence
- Golden Triangle (Norwich), popular, affluent residential quarter
- Golden Triangle (Yorkshire), the wealthy property triangle of North Leeds, Harrogate and York
- Golden Triangle (UK universities), prominent in research
- In the United States:
- 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 (Kentucky)
- Golden Triangle (Massachusetts), A large retail district in the towns of Framingham and Natick
- Golden Triangle (Mississippi)
- Golden Triangle (Missouri), named for its rapid development
- Golden Triangle (New Hampshire)
- Golden Triangle (Pittsburgh), named for its commercial wealth
- Golden Triangle (Rocky Mountains), flyfishing
- Golden Triangle (Texas), named for its oil wealth and many gas flares
- 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 the Chippewa Valley, i.e., the Eau Claire-Chippewa Falls metropolitan area forming the base of a triangle, with Menomonie, Wisconsin as its apex
Other uses
- Golden triangle (mathematics), in reference to the golden ratio
- Golden Triangle, a 1980 movie
- Golden Triangle (politics), in reference to dodgy deals
- GT (Golden Triangle), in reference to a paintball tournament held in southern Ontario
- A synonym for the Atlantic Triangular trade of slavery
- Another name for the Triforce in the Legend of Zelda series of video games