Problem found like this:
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Show coordinates: ON (shouldn't matter but I always enable this)
I tried creating this world five times, with different combinations of game modes (survival or creative), and regular or Education Edition.
Each time, I spawned underwater, in a small pond approximately 3x3x3 in volume. One cannot immediately escape the pond without digging a block from the side to create a shoreline to step onto.
Quite a panicky situation for a new player! Fortunately I'm experienced. 🙂
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