Annual autumn sheep roundup and sorting in Svinavatn, Iceland


Annual autumn sheep roundup and sorting in Svinavatn, Iceland. Every year in September, over 10,000 Icelandic sheep are herded back home after grazing freely throughout the mountains and valleys all summer. This sheep roundup, called Rettir, is one of Iceland's oldest cultural traditions.


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Location: Svinavatn, Iceland
Photo credit: © Johnathan Ampersand Esper / Alamy / Afripics
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