The team has followed in the footsteps of Captain Scott
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A four-man team of Royal Marines has become the first group of service personnel to reach the South Pole for nearly 100 years.
The Polar Quest team led by Captain Sean Chapple from Taunton, Somerset, ended their 1,450 mile journey after enduring temperatures of -27 deg C.
The team followed in the footsteps of Captain Robert Falcon Scott.
His unsuccessful 1912 expedition was the last time service personnel were involved in a trip to the South Pole.
The team set off on 8 November on the 70-day round trip.
After skiing to the South Pole, the Marines will use giant kites to harness the wind on the return journey.
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