South Point Complex
South Point Complex is a protected area in Hawaii County, Hawaii. South Point Complex is situated nearby to the pond Lua‘opalahemo, as well as near the peak Pu‘uali‘i.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Papakōlea Beach.
Papakōlea Beach
Beach
Photo: Aren Elliott, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Papakōlea Beach is a green sand beach located near South Point, in the Kaʻū district of the island of Hawaiʻi. It is one of only two green sand beaches in the world, the other being Punta Cormorant on Floreana Island in the Galapagos Islands It gets its distinctive coloring from olivine sand eroded out of the enclosing volcanic cone. Papakōlea Beach is situated 3 km northeast of South Point Complex.
South Point Complex
- Type: Protected area
- Categories: ruins and historic site
- Location: Hawaii County, Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
18.92167° or 18° 55′ 18″ northLongitude
-155.67206° or 155° 40′ 19″ westOpen location code
73C6W8CH+M5OpenStreetMap ID
way 759890036OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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