0
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Which south American country Columbus named that means gold coast because of its gold ornaments worn by native people?
Costa Rica. See the related link for more information.
What are some countries located in Africa's gold coast?
Ghana and Togo
Columbus named this area Gold Coast for gold ornaments worn by native people?
Puerto Rico. The real answer is Costa Rica, which translates to Rich Coast. There is a lot of confusion because Puerto Rico translates to Rich Port, which is very similar.
What county is gold coast?
If you mean country then Gold Coast is located in Queensland, an AUSTRALIAN state.
Why do they call Australia's Gold Coast the Gold Coast?
Because the coast of Australia is so "golden" (A.K.A. the sand) and it is full of beaches.
What did the Portuguese explorers call the southern west coast of Africa?
Gold Coast
Did the gold that Christopher Columbus bring back change the country?
no
How Costa Rica got its name?
Costa Rica means literally "rich coast". When Christopher Columbus arrived to America, he though that he arrived to Asia. He was obsessed with Ptolomeus stories about places in India made of gold and stuff, so Christopher Columbus described Costa Rica as a place full of gold, then spanish started to call this part of America "la Costa Rica" (the rich coast). La Costa Rica was a bigger area, almost the whole caribben coast of central America, but country limits were gradually being modified, and Costa Rica got it's name after all of this changes until it became a country.
This country used to be called the gold coast?
Ghana
Where Cody Simpson country?
He comes from Gold Coast, Australia
What country does Cody Simpson come from?
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
In what country did Billabong originate?
Burleigh Heads, Gold Coast, Australia
