{"id":7995,"date":"2026-04-16T08:22:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lochnessmonster.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7995"},"modified":"2026-04-16T08:25:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:25:11","slug":"its-official-loch-ness-is-in-north-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lochnessmonster.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/its-official-loch-ness-is-in-north-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Official: Loch Ness is In North Korea!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Locals and visitors alike were stunned to learn that Loch Ness and her famous monster are not in Scotland, they are actually in North Korea and it is official!<\/p><div id=\"lochn-2032431324\" class=\"lochn-content lochn-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3003812232025940\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3003812232025940\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenational.scot\/news\/25975394.scottish-government-uses-north-korea-border-photo-highland-bus-ad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">The National newspaper.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/lochnessmonster.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/northkorea.jpg\" alt=\"Loch Ness, NorthKorea\" class=\"wp-image-7997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lochnessmonster.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/northkorea.jpg 640w, https:\/\/lochnessmonster.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/northkorea-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Loch Ness, North Korea (Photo by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@mike_bravo_ch?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mike Bravo<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/white-concrete-monument-under-blue-sky-during-daytime-xTEagVRu_1U?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Unsplash<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Locals and visitors alike were stunned to learn that Loch Ness and her famous monster are not in Scotland, they are actually in North Korea and it is official! 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