.hm

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.hm
Orthographic projection centred over the Heard Islands 2.png
Heard and McDonald Islands locator map
IntroducedJuly 24, 1997;28 years ago (1997-07-24)
TLD type Country code top-level domain
StatusActive
Registry HM Domain Registry
Sponsor HM Domain Registry
Intended useEntities associated with Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Actual useRare
Registry website www.registry.hm OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

.hm is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) of the Heard and McDonald Islands, uninhabited islands in the southern Indian Ocean under the sovereign control of Australia.

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, for the islands' official website. 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.

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