.hm is the
Internet
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country code
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The term ''country code'' frequently re ...
top-level domain
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(
ccTLD
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) of the
Heard and McDonald Islands,
uninhabited islands in the southern
Indian Ocean
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under the sovereign control of
Australia
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.
The .hm registry was added in July 1997. The Australian government, the only entity with any formal ties to the territory, does not use the domain, instead using
.aq, the domain for
Antarctica
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, for the islands' official Web site. An Australian registrar, the HM Domain Registry (registry.hm), manages the domain and has opened it to outside registration. Any entity can register an .hm domain, with all domains directly registered at the second level.
References
External links
IANA .hm whois information.hm domain registration websiteOfficial Australia government site about Heard & Mcdonald Islands, heardisland.aq
Country code top-level domains
Internet properties established in 1997
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