While in the Navy (1980) my ship sailed through the Indian Ocean en route to a refueling spot called Diego Garcia.
That ocean is emmense. Nothing but sky and water for days at a time. Not even s bird.
I agree. The ocean is large beyond our comprehension.
Over 70% of the earth’s surface if memory serves. Add in the great uninhabited or sparsely populated wilderness and it was hard to understand what all the hubbub was about.
The only place where the ocean circles the world unimpeded.