Oceanic & Suboceanic Elements



| Element | Icon | Description | Sub-Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abyssal Plain | ![]() | s | a | Simplified | A flat area on the ocean floor | |
| Abyssal Zone | ![]() | s | a | The oceanic region from 4,000 to 6,000 meters below the surface | ||
| Archipelago | ![]() | o | a | Simplified | A group of islands | |
| Atoll | o | a | A ring-shaped reef of coral | |||
| Bathyal Zone | ![]() | s | a | The oceanic region laying below the surface between 1,000 and 4,000 meters | ||
| Brine Pool | s | a, s | An underwater pool or lake on the seafloor composed of high salt content | |||
| Continental Shelf | ![]() | s | a | A relatively shallow submerged area of continent | ||
| Coral Reef | s, o | a | Simplified | Growth and deposit of coral skeleton | Explore | |
| Crater Sea | ![]() | o | a | A sea within a crater | Explore | |
| Dead Zone | ![]() | s | a | An area of ocean with such low oxygen content that sealife cannot survive | ||
| Deep Sea Coral | s | a, s | Coral inhabiting deep areas of the ocean | |||
| Deep Sea Habitation Unit | ![]() | s | b | Cozy or cramped depending on your disposition | Explore | |
| Flotsam | o | s | Simplified | Debris in the water unintentionally lost from a ship | Explore | |
| Flourescent Coral | s | s | Brightly colored coral | |||
| Hadal Zone | ![]() | s | a | The deepest zone of the ocean from 6,000 to 11,000 meters below the surface | ||
| High Waves | o | a, e | Dangerous or good for surfing? | |||
| Hurricane | o | e | Simplified | How strong are the winds? | ||
| Hydrothermal Vent (Deep Sea Vent) | s | a | Simplified | A fissure or chimney structure that releases geothermally heated water | Explore | |
| Island | o | a | Simplified | An area of land surrounded by water | Explore | |
| Jetsam | o | s | Debris in the water intentionally thrown overboard to lighten a ship | Explore | ||
| Kelp Farm | s | a, b | A location where seaweed is grown and harvested | Explore | ||
| Kelp Forest | s | a | Simplified | An underwater forest of seaweed | Explore | |
| Leviathan Territories | s, o | a | An area of ocean home to a sea monster | Explore | ||
| Marine Snow | s | e | The continuous shower of debris falling from upper to lower oceanic levels | |||
| Ocean Current | s, o | a | How strong and does it bring cool or warm water? | |||
| Oceanic Basin | s | a | A large underwater basin | |||
| Oceanic Plateau | s | a | A flat region that rises above the level of the surrounding seabed | |||
| Oceanic Ridge | ![]() | s | a | An underwater mountain system | ||
| Oceanic Trench | ![]() | s | a | Simplified | A long and narrow depression in the seabed | Explore |
| Offshore Oil Rig | s, o | b | How many work here? | Explore | ||
| Oyster Reef | s | a | A bed of oysters near the shore | |||
| Photic Zone | ![]() | s | a | The upper level of ocean that receives sunlight | ||
| Raft Towns | o | b | A town floating on the sea | Explore | ||
| Rogue Wave | o | e | Simplified | A large, unpredictable wave | ||
| Sea Animal Carcass | s, o | s | Rotting on the beach, or rotting on the seafloor. What caused its' demise? | |||
| Sandbar | o | a | A ridge of sand along the coast | Explore | ||
| Seagrass | s | s | Underwater grass | |||
| Seagrass Meadows | s | a | An expanse of seagreass | |||
| Seamount | s | a | An underwater mountain that does not reach the surface | |||
| Shipwreck Towns | o | b | A settlement made from the remains of seawrecks | Explore | ||
| Sponge Ground | s | a | A deep sea habitat composed of sponges | |||
| Storm | o | e | Simplified | How strong? | ||
| Submarine Canyon | s | a | A steep valley in the seabed | |||
| Submarine Communication Cable | ![]() | s | b, s | For internet or something else? | ||
| Submarine Dock | s | b | Is it secret? | |||
| Submarine Volcano | ![]() | s | a | Simplified | An underwater volcano which does not reach the surface | |
| Sunken City | s | b | What caused this? | Explore | ||
| Sunken Statue | s | s | A statue or monument now standing beneath the waves | Explore | ||
| Sunken Treasure | ![]() | s | s | What kind of treasure is it? | Explore | |
| Sunken Wreck | s | b | Simplified | What caused this? | Explore | |
| Tidal Flats | s, o | a | Covered and uncovered by the tides | Explore | ||
| Toxic Algae Bloom | s, o | e | Do not swim | |||
| Trade Route | o | a | Simplified | What goods? | Explore | |
| Treacherous Waters | s, o | a | Simplified | An area that wise sailors avoid | Explore | |
| Tsunami | o | e | A series of large waves caused by displacement | |||
| Tube Worm | s | s | A deep sea worm that lives near hydrothermal vents | |||
| Underwater Cave | s | a | Simplified | A cavern beneath the surface of the sea | Explore | |
| Volcanic Island | ![]() | o | a | An island formed by volcanic activity | Explore | |
| Waterspout | o | e | A tornado-like vortx that occurs over water | |||
| Whale Fall | s | e, s | When the corpse of a whale falls to the seafloor | |||
| Whirlpool | s, o | a, e | Swirling death | Explore |



















