When is The Crater not a crater? Mt Hypipamee National Park, Atherton Tablelands, Far North Queensland

It’s a long way from the top

The Crater, Mount Hypipamee National Park, FNQ. © Bronwen Scott

In early August 2011, a team of divers descended into the crater at Mount Hypipamee on the Atherton Tablelands to carry out a scientific survey. The water’s surface, covered in a blanket of bilious green duckweed, was almost 60 metres below the edge, and the near…