Is the Loch Ness monster hiding in Moray Firth? People may think so after Google's latest blunder.

In a bizarre and as of yet unexplained mix-up, Google Maps have mistakenly labelled Lake Moray Firth as ‘Scotland's Loch Ness Lake’.

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The actual Loch Ness lake, and home of the mythical beast the Loch Ness monster, is actually a further 30 miles away.

Local’s have been left confused by the mistake and are worried the mix up may lead tourists to believe they have been led astray in their search for the mythical creature.

Loch Ness researcher Adrian Shine, told the Guardian: "Loch Ness is a lake but Loch Ness lake is incorrect and even less correct when attributed to the Moray Firth."

"Interestingly there are people who arrive at the Loch Ness Visitor Centre at Drumnadrochit and they ask where Loch Ness is. It's clear they must have been travelling by it for at least five miles. So yes, it's conceivable that some visitors may indeed be confused. Google is what we live by."