underwater realm
Submerged oceanic kingdom
An underwater realm is the world beneath a body of water—oceans, seas, lakes, or rivers considered as distinct domains with their own inhabitants and character.
The phrase appears in nature documentaries, fantasy fiction, and mythology, evoking a sense of mystery and otherness: The documentary explored the underwater realm of coral reefs.
Neptune ruled the underwater realm in Roman mythology.
- oceanMassive saltwater body
- deep seaLightless ocean zone
- abyssImmeasurably profound depth
- deepFar from surface
- ocean depthsUnderwater zones beyond light
submarine · scuba diving · aquatic · coral · seaweed · fish · mermaid · Atlantis · lost city · trench · murky · pressure · diving · the bends · shipwreck · kelp · tentacles · bioluminescent
- realmskingdom, domain, Heaven, Hades, Nirvana
- Naga mythologynaga, nagas, nagini, snake deity, snake goddess
underwater realmdry land
Earth above water
terra firma · land · earth · solid ground · mainland
underwater realmthe heavens
upper atmosphere · stratosphere · outer space · sky · celestial sphere
underwater, realm, under, water, waters, watery, watered, watering, waterless