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[[File:Sow and Pigs reef 1.JPG|thumb|The submerged reef with cardinal marks and danger mark.]]
'''Sow and Pigs Reef''' is a rocky reef in [[Sydney Harbour]], [[New South Wales]], Australia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sow and Pigs Reef {{!}} The Dictionary of Sydney |url=https://dictionaryofsydney.org/natural_feature/sow_and_pigs_reef |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=dictionaryofsydney.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1936-10-29 |title=SOW AND PIGS REEF. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17280252 |access-date=2024-07-15 |work=Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1890-03-19 |title=THE SOW AND PIGS REEF. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13763574 |access-date=2024-07-15 |work=Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> The reef is situated on the eastern side of the main shipping channel between [[Sydney Heads|Middle Head and South Head]]. It is {{convert|150|m|ft}} long and up to {{convert|70|m|ft}} wide. Originally the reef was exposed and resembled a sow and her litter. Explosives were used to reduce the reef, however, and now the reef is only exposed at a very low tide.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-20 |title=Sow and Pigs |url=https://waramisydney.org/sow-and-pigs/ |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=Warami Eora:Hello Sydney |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Aerial Stock Image - Sow and Pigs Reef, Sydney Harbour |url=https://www.sydneyimages.com.au/media/3736fc4b-7f09-4926-98e8-d0ca542ffd4a-sow-and-pigs-reef-sydney-harbour |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=Sydney Images |language=en}}</ref> A number of ships have been wrecked or damaged after hitting the reef.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morcombe |first=John |date=March 4, 2022 |title=Sow and Pigs Reef: The hidden danger that lurks in Sydney Harbour |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/manly-daily/sow-and-pigs-reef-the-hidden-danger-that-lurks-in-sydney-harbour/news-story/14e71d2056087de1210115103a1adc11}}</ref> The [[Dharawal language|D'harawal]] name for the Sow and Pigs Reef is Boora Birra.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bodkin |first=Frances |last2=Bodkin-Andrews |first2=Gawaian |title=D’harawal DREAMING STORIES Boora Birra The Story of the Sow and Pigs Reef |url=https://dharawalstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/boora-birra-893kb.pdf}}</ref>
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