@stormcloud silverlining snowpaws The 1954 song was by Peter and Mary (different from PP&M, who did not sing together until 1961. I had not heard of Peter and Mary before, so thank you for mentioning the version of the song!
@fredd13 JFK on September 12, 1962, at Rice University. He was quoting George Mallory. This is the final part of his speech:" Many years ago the great British explorer George Mallory, who was to die on Mount Everest, was asked why did he want to climb it. He said, “Because it is there.”Well, space is there, and we’re going to climb it, and the moon and the planets are there, and new hopes for knowledge and peace are there. And, therefore, as we set sail we ask God’s blessing on the most hazardous and dangerous and greatest adventure on which man has ever embarked.Thank you."
Both locations in the southern hemisphere are in the ocean.