Islands and former islands are shown in order, from east to west. There were originally fourteen islands in Port Jackson, including the Parramatta River. In addition to the twelve islands shown below, there were once two much smaller ones,
Bennelong Island and another small island that was connected to the former Dawes Island to form the island now known as
Spectacle Island. During the construction of the
Fort Macquarie, from 1817 to 1821, the former Bennelong Island was joined to the mainland (Bennelong Point), using material excavated when creating the level area occupied by the fort. Garden Island, Glebe Island and Berry Island, although now linked to the mainland by reclaimed land, are still known by their original names. Darling Island is no longer an island and is rarely called by that name; it is now part of the north-eastern part of the Pyrmont peninsula. ==Reference section==