Cape Otway is at the southern tip of Victoria and the demarcation between the Southern Ocean and Bass Strait. Most of the land is also part of Great Otway National Park. It namesake is William Albany Otway. He was a revered British Vice-Admiral when this point was first explored by navigator James Grant in 1800. The attraction now is the historical park called Cape Otway Lighthouse. You can enjoy a self-guide tour through several mid-19th century buildings. An example is this Telegraph Station. It contained the country’s first underwater telegraph cable connected to Tasmania when it opened in 1859.
