<sod>Cape Otway was originally inhabited by the [[Gadubanud]] people; evidence of their campsites is contained in the [[midden]]s throughout the region. The Cape was discovered by Europeans when Lieutenant [[James Grant (navigator)|James Grant]] made the first west-to-east passage through Bass Strait in the ''[[Lady Nelson]]'' in December 1800.  Grant named it Cape Albany Otway after Captain William Albany Otway.<ref><eod>
<sod>Cape Otway was originally inhabited by the [[Gadubanud]] people; evidence of their campsites is contained in the [[midden]]s throughout the region. The Cape was discovered by Europeans when Lieutenant [[James Grant (navigator)|James Grant]] made the first west-to-east passage through Bass Strait in the ''[[HMS Lady Nelson (1798)|Lady Nelson]]'' in December 1800.  Grant named it Cape Albany Otway after Captain William Albany Otway.<ref><eod>