[IYAS9YAS]

. But “latitude” is North/South, not east west; and the comment in the article said in 620 Japan was at 33 degrees magnetic latitude and is now at 25 degrees magnetic latitude - that is 8 degrees closer to magnetic north

The higher the degrees north (or south) the closer your are to the pole. Zero is the equator. You’re backwards in thinking 25 degrees is closer to magnetic north than 33. It’s the other way around. Magnetic latitude and geographic latitude work the same way except geographic north doesn’t move and magnetic north does.

[Wuli]

“The higher the degrees north (or south) the closer your are to the pole. Zero is the equator. You’re backwards in thinking 25 degrees is closer to magnetic north than 33”

Moments my alzheimers takes over. LOL Mea culpa.