.org.gl Domain: Greenland's Nearly Empty Namespace
.org.gl is one of the three third-level zones the Greenlandic registry runs itself under .gl. It was created in the registry on 3 September 2009 in the name of Tusass, is protected by four registry locks and is delegated with its own DS record. The rules are shared with .gl: the eight-article rulebook, the one-to-two-year term regime, the absence of IDN support and the absence of a published dispute procedure.
What distinguishes this zone from its siblings is a measured emptiness: certificate transparency logs contain not a single name with a valid certificate under org.gl, while com.gl has 202 and co.gl 22. On 13 August 2026 all five common candidates queried (shop, mail, test, music, money) were free. That is not "no data found" but a measured fact: this is one of the emptiest namespaces in our range. Try your candidate on the domain search page.
.ORG.GL Domain at a Glance
- Registry Tusass (TELE Greenland A/S), Nuuk — technical back end CentralNic
- Zone object created 3 September 2009, four registry locks, DNSSEC-signed
- Measured usage Zero names in certificate logs; all five common candidates free
- Dispute procedure No published ADR; the rules leave disputes to the parties
- Document Requirement There are no requirements for buying .org.gl domain registration
- Country Greenland
- Character Length 3 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 2 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 13 servers
.org.gl Domain Prices — No Surprise Fees
Registration, transfer and renewal fees are listed separately. The renewal price can differ from the first-year price, so you see both up front.
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New Registration
$69.99 / years -
Transfer
$69.99 / years -
Renewal
$76.99 / years -
Restore
$204.90 -
Late Renewal
$14.00
Included With Every .org.gl Domain
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Free DNS management
Change A, MX, TXT and CNAME records yourself from the panel — no waiting on anyone when you move a site or mailbox.
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Domain lock
While the lock is on, nobody can move your domain to another registrar without your approval.
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Domain forwarding
Point the domain at your existing site, a campaign page or a social profile — at no extra cost.
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Free WHOIS privacy
Your name, address and phone stay out of public WHOIS records, which cuts down spam and scam calls.
.org.gl Domain Lifecycle
Domain lifecycle
The stages in order, from registration to releaseDomain Is Available (Available)
A .org.gl address at this stage has not been taken yet, and it goes to whoever registers first. Check the name you have in mind — if it is free, it can be yours within minutes.
Domain Is Active (Active Period)
Once registration is complete the domain is yours for the term you chose. You can renew at any point before expiry to keep it uninterrupted, or switch on auto-renewal so you never have to watch the date.
Redemption Period (Redemption Period)
The domain is not released the moment it expires — during this window it is still yours and can be recovered. Some extensions charge an extra restore fee at this stage, so renewing before expiry is always the cheaper route.
Pending Delete Period (Pending Delete Period)
If the redemption window is missed too, the domain enters the final stage and waits to be deleted. Renewal and recovery are no longer possible here; when the period ends the registration is removed for good.
Domain Is Available Again
Once deletion completes, the domain leaves the system and anyone can register it — popular names are often taken the same minute by someone watching. Keep auto-renewal on so a name you care about never gets this far.
.org.gl Domain Specifications and Registration Rules
Registration conditions, supported features and the registry's own timelines in a single table.
.org.gl Domain Registration
- Document Requirement There are no requirements for buying .org.gl domain registration
- Country Greenland
- Character Length 3 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 2 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 13 servers
.org.gl Domain Support
- IDN Support No
- Transfer Support Yes
- Late Renewal Support Yes
.org.gl Domain Registration Periods
- Registration Periods 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 years
- Renewal Periods 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 years
- Pre-registration 1 days
- Accounting Period 45 days
- Finalization Period 1 days
- Failure Period 45 days
- Payment Period 45 days
- Redemption Period 30 days
- Deletion Hold Period 30 days
- Renewal Time 30 Day
Frequently Asked Questions About .org.gl Domains
The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.
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The measurement was done in two independent ways and both agreed. Certificate transparency logs contain no name at all with a valid certificate under org.gl (com.gl has 202 and co.gl 22), and all five common candidates queried in WHOIS (shop, mail, test, music, money) came back free. The zone works and is signed, but in practice it is barely used.
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No. The zone follows the same eight-article rulebook as .gl, and that text attaches no purpose of use, legal-entity status or non-profit requirement to any zone. No Greenlandic address, company or representative is asked for either. The restriction the label suggests has no counterpart in the rules; registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.
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The zone lives in the registry's own database and is technically sound: created on 3 September 2009 in the name of Tusass, protected by four registry locks, served from the same authoritative servers as .gl and carrying its own DS record, which makes it a signed delegation. The technical back end is provided by CentralNic, and the WHOIS and RDAP services run on that same infrastructure.
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The term regime matches .gl: the registry currently offers one and two year registrations and charges the maintenance fee annually. After expiry a deleted name has a 30-day redemption window plus a 24-hour grace period. A name that looks expired does not become free automatically; it can only be registered again once a lookup returns "not registered".
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There is no published alternative dispute procedure. Article 2 of the rulebook states that the registry does not investigate trademark or copyright infringement, is not responsible for the infringement of third-party rights, and that all litigation is between the parties. So neither UDRP nor arbitration applies — the route is the ordinary courts. Screening a name for trademark conflicts up front matters more in this zone.
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