.gl

.gl

Introduced	8 April 1994
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	Tusass
Sponsor	Tusass
Intended use	Entities connected with Greenland
Actual use	Has some use in Greenland; also occasionally used as a domain hack
Registration restrictions	None
Structure	Names can be registered directly at second level
DNSSEC	yes
Registry website	nic.gl

.gl is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) in the Domain Name System of the Internet for Greenland.

Registration

The domain is available for Internet services worldwide and registrations are handled by ICANN-accredited domain name registrars.

Domain hack

The domain name has sometimes been marketed as standing for "good luck", "graphics library" or Gloucestershire.^{[ citation needed ]}

In December 2009, Google released a URL shortener service using the domain hack goo.gl . ^[1] The service was shut down on 30 March 2019.

Suspensions

In April 2013, the registry unilaterally voluntarily suspended resolution of thepiratebay.gl, intended to be a new primary domain name for Bittorrent search engine The Pirate Bay. ^[2]

See also

• .dk
• .eu
• .fo

References

1. Josh Lowensohn (2009-12-14). "Google gets into the URL-shrinking biz with Goo.gl". cnet news. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
2. "New Pirate Bay Greenland Domains (About to be) Seized". TorrentFreak. 2013-04-25. Retrieved 2013-05-13.

External links

• IANA .gl whois information