Google announced it is now possible to "explore the surface and dive underwater in the freshwater lake of Loch Ness. Take in its haunting beauty, made darker still by the peat particles found in its waters, and let the rippling water, tricks of the light, and drifting logs bring the legend of Nessie to life."

The company made it possible to search the depths of Loch Ness by mounting a Street View camera on a boat. The camera recorded a 360-degree view of the 23-mile-long loch and uploaded the panoramas to Google Maps Street View, allowing armchair Loch Ness Monster hunters worldwide to join in the search.

In addition, you can enjoy a monsters-eye view of the famous ruins of Urquhart Castle.

"I think it could be the occasional navigationally challenged Atlantic Sturgeon," Adrian Shine, leader of the Loch Ness & Morar Project, told the BBC in 2012.

At times, the Google camera dives below the surface Loch Ness, giving a view of the murky, dark water.

"We knew that at Loch Ness, because of the peat content of the water, which makes it more murky than normal, that it would be difficult to see," Deanna Yick, program manager for Google's Street View team, told The Atlantic. "That adds to the experience."

The Google Street View team captured an image that definitely shows something in the water, along with this description:

"Skeptics may feel that those who claim to have seen the Loch Ness monster are crazy, greedy or perhaps over-served. However, there are many natural phenomenon that contribute to strange sightings on the loch. Boat wakes, birds, otters, logs, trees, and even reflections of the light can be misconstrued as unidentifiable swimming creatures. These visual cues, combined with the power of suggestion, contribute to the perpetuation of the Loch Ness monster myth."

The new Google Street View feature comes on the 81st anniversary of the "Surgeon's Photograph," an April 1934 picture taken of a creature alleged to be the elusive Loch Ness Monster. The black and white image shows a long-necked creature rising out of the water.

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