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.aq
Introduced	1992
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	2Day Internet Limited
Sponsor	Mott and Associates
Intended use	Entities connected with Antarctica
Actual use	Several scientific stations and projects in Antarctica have sites in this domain
Registration restrictions	Must have physical presence in Antarctica or be a governmental organization signatory to the Antarctic Treaty
Structure	Registrations are taken at second level
Documents	Registration form
Dispute policies	None
Website	None

.aq is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Antarctica. It is reserved for organizations that conduct work in Antarctica or promote the Antarctic and Southern Ocean regions. It is administered by Peter Mott of Mott and Associates of Auckland, New Zealand.

Conventional internet connection can only be accomplished through the use of a satellite connection system or satellite based devices.

Oddly, the Australian government's official website for Heard Island conservation efforts is "heardisland.aq", notwithstanding that Heard Island and McDonald Islands have their own ccTLD '.hm'.

[edit] External links

IANA .aq whois information
Google query for .aq websites. (As of September 2009 about 21,100 web pages.)
Top-Level-Domain .AQ (German) (Information site about .aq)