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The Tarn ((オック語:Tarn), (ラテン語:Tarnis), possibly meaning 'rapid' or 'walled in') is a long river in southern France (''régions'' Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées), right tributary of the Garonne. The Tarn runs in a roughly westerly direction, from its source at an elevation of 1,550 m (5,085 ft) on Mont Lozère in the Cévennes mountains (part of the Massif Central), through the deep gorges and canyons of the Gorges du Tarn (that cuts through the Causse du Larzac), to Moissac in Tarn-et-Garonne, where it joins the Garonne downstream from the centre of town. Its basin covers approximately , and it has a mean flow of approximately . The Millau Viaduct spans the valley of the River Tarn near Millau, and is now one of the area's most popular attractions. ==Main tributaries== The tributaries of the Tarn include: * Agout (in Saint-Sulpice) * Alrance * Aveyron (near Montauban) * Cernon * Dourbie (in Millau) * Dourdou de Camarès * Jonte (in Le Rozier) * Lemboulas * Lumensonesque * Muze * Rance (near Trébas) * Tarnon (in Florac) * Tescou The Tarn separates the Narbonne and Aquitaine basins. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tarn (river)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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