Original: Malden Island is located  south of the equator,  south of Honolulu, Hawaii, and more than 4,000 nautical miles (5,000 statute miles or 8,000 km)  west of the coast of South America.
Simplified: The coast of South America is more than 4,000 nautical miles (5,000 statute miles or 8,000 km)  to the east.