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Port Jackson, in the early days of the colony, was also used as a [[Metonymy|shorthand]] for Sydney and its environs. Thus, many botanists, see, e.g., [[Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)|Robert Brown]]'s ''[[Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen]]'',<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/111968|title=Prodromus floræ Novæ Hollandiæ et Insulæ Van-Diemen : exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802–1805 /|last=Brown|first=Robert|publisher=typis R. Taylor et socii|location=Londini}}</ref> described their specimens as having been collected at Port Jackson.

Many recreational events are based on or around the harbour itself, particularly [[Sydney New Year's Eve]] celebrations. The harbour is also the starting point of the [[Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024 |url=https://rolexsydneyhobart.com/about-the-race/course/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=rolexsydneyhobart.com}}</ref>

The waterways of Port Jackson are managed by [[Transport for NSW]]. [[Sydney Harbour National Park]] protects a number of islands and foreshore areas, swimming spots, bushwalking tracks and picnic areas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/visit-a-park/parks/sydney-harbour-national-park|title=Sydney Harbour National Park|website=NSW National Parks}}</ref> The harbour is a global [[Biodiversity hotspot|hotspot]] for marine and estuarine

[[File:Sydneycityscape.jpg|thumb|The Harbour as seen aloft from [[Tasman Sea]].]]

There are several islands within the harbour, including [[Shark Island (Port Jackson)|Shark Island]], [[Clark Island (New South Wales)|Clark Island]], [[Fort Denison]], [[Goat Island (Port Jackson)|Goat Island]], [[Cockatoo Island (New South Wales)|Cockatoo Island]], [[Spectacle Island (Port Jackson)|Spectacle Island]], [[Snapper Island (New South Wales)|Snapper Island]] and [[Rodd Island]]. Some other former islands, including [[Garden Island, New South Wales|Garden Island]], [[Glebe Island]] and [[Berry Island, New South Wales|Berry Island]], have been linked to the shore by land reclamation, though their names often still contain the word "island". Two other former islands, [[Bennelong Island]] and Darling Island, are similarly now linked to the mainland, but rarely mentioned as islands. The former [[William Dawes (British Marines officer)|Dawes Island]] was joined to another small island to create Spectacle Island.<ref name=":10">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=The Sydney Harbour Islands|url=https://ashet.org.au/images/All-islands.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814085700/https://ashet.org.au/images/All-islands.pdf|archive-date=Aug 14, 2021|access-date=|website=}}</ref> Exposed at low tide is [[Sow and Pigs Reef]], a well-known navigation obstacle near the main shipping lane.{{clear}}

* [[Johnstons Creek (New South Wales)|Johnstons Creek]] rises in Stanmore and flows in a generally northward direction, passing through the inner-western suburbs of Forest Lodge, Annandale and Glebe. The creek passes beneath the stands of the now demolished [[Harold Park Paceway]] prior to emptying into [[Rozelle Bay]] at Bicentennial Park, Glebe. [[Orphan School Creek]] is a tributary.

[[File:Sydney Harbour in bushfire smoke.jpg|thumb|220px|Port Jackson shrouded in bushfire smoke during [[2019–20 Australian bushfire season|Black Summer]].]]

The [[Western Harbour Tunnel (Sydney)|Western Harbour Tunnel]] is planned to offer another motor vehicle tunnel in 2026.

File:Sydney Harbour panorama view from Millers Point.jpg|This is the view of Sydney Harbour from [[MMillersMillers Point]].