title: Reef (disambiguation)
text: # Reef (disambiguation)
  
  A reef is a bar of rock, sand, coral or similar material, lying beneath the surface of water.
  
  Reef may also refer to:
  
  ## Earth science
  
  * Coral reef, a type of reef that is formed by coral
  * Gold reef, a synonym for a gold vein
  
  ## Places
  
  * Recife (Portuguese for "reef"), capital of the Brazilian state of Pernambuco
  * Reef (Scottish Gaelic: Riof), a small village in Uig, Lewis, Scotland
  
  ## People
  
  * Reef the Lost Cauze, an American rapper
  
  ## Arts, entertainment, and media
  
  * Reef (band), a British band
  * Reef (novel), a 1994 novel written by Romesh Gunesekera
  
  ## Other uses
  
  * Reef (company), an American apparel and shoe company
  * Reef knot, a kind of knot
  * Reefing, an action performed on sails to reduce the area on which the wind can act
  