Original: Geography 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 .