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Subnautica: Below Zero features a similar style of map as Subnautica, wherein the map is separated into individual biomes, each with their own unique set of landscapes, fauna, and flora and sometimes lore (e.g. the Koppa mining site).

Biomes[]

Above Water Biomes[]

Biome Depth Range Resources Points of Interest
Arctic Spires
Above sea level


Delta Island
Above sea level


Glacial Basin
Above sea level


Glacial Bay
Above sea level - 70 meters


Aquatic Biomes[]

Biome Depth Range Resources Points of Interest
Arctic
0 - 480 meters


Arctic Kelp Forest
20 - 150 meters


Lilypad Islands
0 - 340 meters


Purple Vents
0 - 160 meters


Shallow Twisty Bridges
0 - 40 meters


Sparse Arctic
0 - 140 meters


Thermal Spires
0 - 280 meters
  • Mineral Distillery


Tree Spires
70 - 460 meters


Twisty Bridges
50 - 240 meters


World Edge
0 - 8192 meters

None

  • Death


Underwater Caves[]

Biome Depth Range Resources Points of Interest
Arctic Kelp Caves
40 - 140 meters


Crystal Caves
320 - 720 meters


Deep Lilypads Cave
320 - 630 meters


Deep Purple Vents
160 - 480 meters


Deep Twisty Bridges
250 - 380 meters


Fabricator Caverns
630 - 950 meters


Glacial Connection
0 - 230 meters
  • Ruined Architect Installation


Koppa Mining Site
90 - 300 meters


Lilypads Crevice
180 - 380 meters


Thermal Spires Caves
50 - 245 meters


Twisty Bridges Caves
170 - 200 meters


Mini-Biomes[]

Biome Depth Range Resources Points of Interest
Blue Ice Caves
  • Above Sea Level
  • N/A
Crystal Castle
  • TBA
Crystal Caves Fissure
  • TBA
  • N/A
Dark Caves
  • Above sea level
  • N/A
Glacial Forest
  • Above sea level
Ice Fissure
  • Above sea level
  •          N/A
Ice Floes
  • Above Sea Level
Large Tree Spire
  • TBA
  •          N/A
Lava Geysers
  • 40 - 460 meters
  • Varies
  • N/A
Lilypad Caves
  • TBA
Phi Excavation Site
  • Above Sea Level
Temperate Caves
  • Above Sea Level
  •          N/A
Tree Spires Fissure
  • TBA
Underwater Caves
  • TBA