Geography and Places
- Tarn, the local name for Barnsley, South Yorkshire, formed from different pronunciation of the word town
- Tarn (lake), a mountain lake or pool formed in a cirque excavated by a glacier
- Tarn (department), a département in southwest France
- Tarn River, a river in France
- Tarn Oil Field, an oil field in Alaska
- Mount Tarn, summit on the southern part of the Strait of Magellan
- 13032 Tarn, a main-belt minor planet
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