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title: "Locations for the Root Name Servers"
slug: "locations-for-the-root-name-servers"
updated: 2023-01-06T15:49:20Z
published: 2023-01-06T15:49:19Z
canonical: "docs.catchpoint.com/locations-for-the-root-name-servers"
---

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# Locations for the Root Name Servers

When monitoring DNS, it is useful to know the location of the Root Name Servers.

Below is a useful link to a global map of where the Root Name Servers are located:

[Google Map](https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=103993808347197645891.00043a30b2657ea61ea33&ll=11.424429,26.178063&spn=142.883537,288.632813&z=2&om=1)