sh-domain Domain

The domain extension .sh is the country-specific top-level domain of the British overseas territories St. Helena and Tristan da Cunha. This domain extension was launched on September 23, 1997 and was assigned to the government at that time. Domain names with this domain ending can be registered by natural persons or legal entities all over the world. A residence or company headquarters on St. Helena or Tristan da Cunha is not required.

User group

The circle of users of websites with the domain extension .sh includes only a few private persons, but many companies, which are connected to the two British Overseas Territories St. Helena and Tristan da Cunha for business purposes, have a company headquarters there or maintain company contacts there and would like to win new customers on the two islands. Internationally, the domain extension .sh hardly plays a role. The domain extension is especially interesting for tourism companies that want to gain a foothold in St. Helena. Because tourism is on St. Helena, an island in the South Atlantic Ocean, about 1859 kilometers from the African coast, which is to be promoted as an economic sector in the coming years and decades. So far, most of the inhabitants of St. Helena live from fishing and fish processing. The situation is similar on the island of Tristan da Cunha, an island about 2800 kilometres from the South African Cape of Good Hope. This island is also located in the South Pacific, whose main economic sector is lobster fishing, in addition to sheep breeding and the related production of wool and fishing. However, most of the exports of the two islands of St. Helena and Tristan da Cunha go to Great Britain.

Meaning

Since St. Helena and Tristan da Cunha are highly dependent on the United Kingdom, the interest in websites with the domain extension .sh is rather limited and insignificant. However, the limited international interest does not prevent website operators from Schleswig-Holstein from applying for a website with this domain extension. This is because SH is also the abbreviation for the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein. With a website ending in .sh it is very well possible to make a reference to the regionalism in Schleswig-Holstein.