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ICANN: Europe annexes Caribbean islands

Kieren McCarthy writes in The Register that:

You often hear it said that the Internet is redrawing the map of the world, but little did any of us know that was a literal truth.

Because - at least according to Internet overseer ICANN - 20,000 square miles of Caribbean water and land has been lifted intact, transported 5000 miles east and deposited in the heart of Europe.

Yes, by the power of IP, the Cayman Islands, usually resting comfortably between the Mexican coast and Cuba, is officially part of Europe, and has been since 2003, despite what the atlases say.

How come? Look no further than the Country-code Names Supporting Organisation (ccNSO), one of eight constituencies that make up the policy-making element of ICANN, and which maintains country-specific top-level domains.

posted by Fergie @ 5/06/2005 05:54:00 AM