Three Sisters
Three Sisters may refer to:
Geography
[edit]Australia
[edit]- Three Sisters (Australia), a rock formation near Katoomba, NSW
- The Three Sisters (Queensland), three islands
- Three Sisters Island (Tasmania), three small islands
Canada
[edit]- The Three Sisters (Alberta), three peaks in the Canadian Rockies near Canmore, Alberta
- The Three Sisters (Lake Huron), three islands in Lake Huron
- The Three Sisters (Temagami), three lakes in Temagami, Ontario
- Three Sisters (Elk Valley), three peaks in the Canadian Rockies just north of the town of Fernie, British Columbia
- Three Sisters Range, three peaks in the Stikine Country, British Columbia
- Three Sisters Lakes Provincial Park, a park near Hixon, British Columbia
- Three Sisters, a rock formation along the shore of Cape Chignecto Provincial Park
Ireland
[edit]- The Three Sisters (Ireland), three rivers
- An Triúr Deirféar (Irish for The Three Sisters), three peaks on the Dingle Peninsula
South Africa
[edit]- Three Sisters (Northern Cape), a rock formation consisting of a group of three conical peaks situated on the watershed between Beaufort West and Richmond
United Kingdom
[edit]- Three Sisters (Glen Coe), three ridges
- Three Sisters Recreation Area, Wigan
United States
[edit]- Three Sisters, spires in Monument Valley, Arizona
- Three Sisters, mineral springs at Lake Ouachita State Park, Arkansas
- Three Sisters (Los Angeles County), a mountain range in California
- Three Sisters (Riverside County), a mountain range in California
- Three Sisters (Siskiyou County), a mountain range in California
- Three Sisters (District of Columbia), three islands
- Three Sisters Springs (Florida)
- Three Sisters (Georgia), three peaks
- Three Sisters (Oregon), three volcanoes
- Three Sisters Wilderness, Oregon
- Three Sisters (Pittsburgh), three bridges in Pennsylvania
Stage, film and television
[edit]- Three Sisters (play), a play by Anton Chekhov
- The Three Sisters (1966 film), an American film
- Three Sisters (1970 film), a British film directed by Laurence Olivier
- The Three Sisters (1970 film), a British television adaptation
- Three Sisters (1988 film), aka Love and Fear, directed by Margarethe von Trotta
- Three Sisters (1994 film), a Russian film adaptation
- Three Sisters (opera), a 1998 opera by Péter Eötvös
- The Three Sisters (fairy tale), an Italian fairy tale
- The Three Sisters (1930 film), an American film directed by Paul Sloane
- Three Sisters (musical), a 1934 musical by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II
- Three Sisters (1934 film), a Chinese film of the 1930s
- Three Sisters (2012 film), a Chinese documentary film
- Three Sisters (2020 film) a 2020 South Korean film
- Three Sisters (American TV series), a 2001–2002 American TV series starring Dyan Cannon, Katherine LaNasa, and David Alan Basche
- Three Sisters (South Korean TV series), a 2010 South Korean television drama
Mythology
[edit]- Gorgons, three sisters in Greek mythology, named Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa
- Graeae, three grey sisters (witches) in Greek mythology, named Deino, Enyo, and Pemphredo
Other uses
[edit]- Three Sisters (album), a 2004 album by Alice Donut
- Three Sisters (agriculture), a Native American agricultural technique for planting maize (corn), beans, and squash close together for shared benefits
- Three Sisters (sternwheeler), a steamboat
- Three Sisters tomato, a variety of tomato
- Three Sisters Bridge, a cancelled bridge over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C.
- Three Sisters Tavern, a restaurant in Portland, Oregon
- Three Sisters of Nauset, a trio of lighthouses in Nauset, Massachusetts
- Three sisters, a name for a combination of rogue waves, particularly on Lake Superior
- "The Three Sisters" is a colloquial phrase referring to the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa (NGK), Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa (NHK), and Reformed Churches in South Africa
- Orion's Belt, a part of the Orion constellation, or group of stars, located on the celestial equator