.sh is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, although it is primarily used in Saint Helena (Ascension Island has its own ccTLD, .ac). Registrations of internationalised domain names are also accepted.
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".sh" is the internet address suffix assigned to the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, though it is mainly used by Saint Helena itself. It matters because it allows websites and online services connected to Saint Helena to have a distinct web address that identifies their geographic origin.
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Key facts
- Top level domain.name
- .sh
- Top level domain.image
- Nicsh.png
- Top level domain.introduced
- 23 September 1997
- Top level domain.type
- Country code top-level domain
- Top level domain.status
- Active
- Top level domain.registry
- NIC.SH (run by Internet Computer Bureau)
- Top level domain.sponsor
- Government of Saint Helena
- Top level domain.intendeduse
- Entities connected with and
- Top level domain.actualuse
- Various uses; a few sites actually on Saint Helena but most elsewhere. Used for domain hacks in English and other languages, for places and regions that can be abbreviated with sh, and for some websites related to the Unix shell
- Top level domain.restrictions
- 2nd-level registrant must have a professional or academic qualification (apparently not actually enforced); 3rd-level registrant must be resident on Saint Helena
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- Second level domains
- Top level domains
- See also
- References
- External links
.sh is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, although it is primarily used in Saint Helena (Ascension Island has its own ccTLD, .ac). Registrations of internationalised domain names are also accepted.
On 22 February 2010 the ISO 3166-1 code for Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha changed to reflect the SH used for the ccTLD.