The British Army’s ‘Ice Maiden’ expedition has become the first all-female team to cross the Antarctica continent from coast-to-coast using muscle power alone.

After spending 62 days on the ice, the six soldiers crossed the finish line at the Hercules Inlet just before 10am GMT on Saturday.

Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson congratulated the "heroic" and "trailblazing" team, saying:

"They truly demonstrate why the British Armed Forces are the best in the world, and show that with hard work, courage, and determination anything is possible."

Over the last two months, the team travelled up to 43 kilometres a day, navigating crevasse fields whilst pulling sledges weighing up to 80kg and battling temperatures as low as -40°C.