Topographical map of the Crater Highlands, looking from the north to the southwest. Gelai is to the right

The Gelai Volcano stands at 9,652ft (2,942m) tall and is located in Tanzania in the Crater Highlands region. Tanzania ˌtænzəˈniːə officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya The Crater Highlands are a region along the East African Rift in Tanzania, located in a Spreading zone at the intersection of branches of the African It is at the southeastern edge of Lake Natron in Africa's Great Rift Valley. Lake Natron is a saline Lake located in northern Tanzania, close to the Kenyan border in Africa 's Great Rift Valley. The Great Rift Valley is a name given in the late 19th century by English explorer John Walter Gregory to the continuous geographic trough approximately in length that runs The volcano falls within a game-controlled area that extends east to Longido, where hunting is permitted. Longido is a small village north of Arusha in Tanzania and south of the town of Namanga, on the Kenya -Tanzania border This has caused a drop in the numbers of animals in the area.

Coordinates: 2°37′09″S 36°06′01″E / -2.61917, 36.10028