Gelai Volcano
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 00:51 GMT -
Shield 2942 m / 9652 ft
Tanzania, -2.6°S / 36.1°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Tanzania, -2.6°S / 36.1°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Gelai volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than 2.58 million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
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Background
Pleistocene shield volcano (Keller 1989, pers. comm.).---
Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
Gelai Volcano Photos
An overflow onto the steep eastern flank of the volcano. Lake Natron and Mt Gelai volcano in the background. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
The plain on the NE of Lengai with Gelai volcano and its many flank cones seen from the path up to Lengai volcano. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)