Greenmount Beach is a beach located in Coolangatta on Queensland's Gold Coast in Australia. [1] [2]
Greenmount Point is a coastal headland separating the Coolangatta stretch of beach to the west and Rainbow Bay to the east.
Greenmount Beach is home to Tweed Heads & Coolangatta Surf Life Saving Club and Greenmount Beach Surf Club.
The beach is protected by shark nets. In September 2020 a man was fatally bitten by a shark while surfing in the water. [3]
The Greenmount Guest House was opened by Patrick J Fagan in 1905. He named it after his birthplace in County Meath, Ireland. The beach was named after the guest house. [1]
Coordinates: 28°10′01″S153°32′36″E / 28.16694°S 153.54333°E
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