NC Gazetteer

Hatorask Inlet

Also known as: Port Fernando
A inlet in Dare County
… from the Atlantic Ocean into Roanoke Sound through Bodie Island, opened prior to 1585 and closed prior to 1657. The site was a short distance N of present Oregon Inlet, E Dare County. At various times, Hatorask Inlet was also known as Port Fernando and under other spellings of Hatorask.