Tear is bordered to the west and northwest by the Plains of Maredo, to the north by Haddon Mirk, to the northeast by the Spine of the World, to the east by the Drowned Lands, to the southeast by the Bay of Remara, and to the south by the Sea of Storms.

The river Erinin flows through the city of Tear before it empties into the Sea of Storms. The river splits into seven branches near the coastline, forming a delta; this area is called the Fingers of the Dragon.