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Why are geomagnetic latitude and longitude different than geographic latitude & longitude? |
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The earths magnetic poles are not at the north and south geographic
poles. Therefore, geomagnetic latitude & longitude and the
geomagnetic equator differ from the corresponding geographic values.
The earth's magnetic poles tend to wander slowly and thus the
gweomagnetic latitude, longitude and equator will vary slowly over time.
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