Golden Triangle

See also: golden triangle

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Golden Triangle

  1. Any region of prosperity, influence, etc. bounded by three points.
    1. A region of Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, famous for production of opium and heroin.
      Coordinate term: Golden Crescent
      • 2019 July 4, Michael Sullivan, “In Myanmar, Methamphetamine, Synthetic Drug Production Soars”, in NPR.org‎:
        This is an informal crossing on a small river that separates the two countries in the infamous Golden Triangle.
    2. A region of Victoria, Australia, where the Victorian Gold Rush occurred.
    3. A region of New South Wales, Australia, where prime agricultural land occurs, particularly for cereal crops, and from which golden sheaves of wheat are harvested.
    4. An area in Paris, France, located between Avenue Montaigne, Avenue des Champs-Elysées, and Avenue George V.
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