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Top-level Internet domain for Antarctica .aq Flag of the Antarctic Treaty.svg February 26, 1992 Country code top-level domain Active Antarctica Network Information Centre Limited Swizzle Limited Mott and Associates Entities connected with Antarctica Used by several scientific stations and projects in Antarctica; also sees some use over .hm for government sites related to the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands Must have physical presence in Antarctica or be a governmental organization signatory to the Antarctic Treaty Registrations are taken at second level Registration form None None No .aq is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Antarctica (itself not a country). It is derived from the French fr Antarctique and is reserved for organizations that work in Antarctica or promote the Antarctic and Southern Ocean regions. It is administered by Peter Mott of Antarctica Network Information Centre Limited from Christchurch, New Zealand.https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/aq.html Delegation Record for .AQ 2021-07-26 .aq domain names are available free of charge, and registration is granted for a period of 24 months. However, registrants must have a "physical presence" in Antarctica which, aside from working on the continent, can include: Unattended installations owned or operated by the registrant, or Short term visits to the ice by the registrant or its employees, in which a letter signed by the officer in charge of the base or expedition is required. As a general rule, registrants are only allocated a single .aq domain name. The registry does not have a website. Registration is only possible by contacting Antarctica Network Information Centre Limited.2015-10-29 .aq - The TLD for Antarctica http://blog.park.io/articles/aq-tld-for-antarctica/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20220426133544/http://blog.park.io/articles/aq-tld-for-antarctica/ 2022-04-26 2022-12-10 park.io See also Telecommunications in Antarctica References External links IANA .aq whois information FAQ for the .aq registry Top-Level-Domain .AQ de (information site about .aq) Category:Communications in Antarctica Category:Country code top-level domains Category:Internet properties established in 1992 Category:1992 establishments in Antarctica sv:Toppdomän#A