Three Sisters may refer to:

Geography

Australia

Three Sisters (Australia) The Three Sisters are an unusual rock formation in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, on the north escarpment of the Jamison Valley. They are located close to the town of Katoomba and are one of the Blue Mountains' best know ...

, a rock formation near Katoomba, NSW *

The Three Sisters (Queensland) The Three Sisters are three islands in the Vigilant Channel of the Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. The islands are, from north to south, Bet Islet, Sue Islet (Queensland), Sue Islet and Poll Islet. The islands are within the Torres Strait ...

, three islands *

Three Sisters Island (Tasmania) The Three Sisters Island or Three Sisters Islands are three small and rocky granite islands, with a collective land area of , located in the Bass Strait, lying off the north coast of Tasmania, Australia, between the towns of Penguin, Tasmania, ...

, three small islands

Canada

* The Three Sisters (Alberta), three peaks in the Canadian Rockies near Canmore, Alberta *

The Three Sisters (Lake Huron) The Three Sisters are a Archipelago, chain of three islands within the Canada, Canadian waters of Lake Huron, located east of Algoma Mills, Ontario in Algoma District. References

Lake islands of Ontario Islands of Lake Huron in Ontario ...

, three islands in Lake Huron *

The Three Sisters (Temagami) The Three Sisters are a trio of lakes connected by short creeks in Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada, about north of the village of Temagami. They are arranged in a north–south trending line with a maximum length of about . This group of la ...

, three lakes in Temagami, Ontario *

Three Sisters (Elk Valley) The Three Sisters is a mountain immediately north of Fernie, British Columbia, northwest of the confluence of Fairy Creek with the Elk River (British Columbia), Elk River. It should not to be confused with the Alberta Rockies' peaks of the Thre ...

, three peaks in the Canadian Rockies just north of the town of Fernie, British Columbia *

Three Sisters Range The Three Sisters Range is a subrange of the Stikine Ranges, located northwest of junction of the Stikine and McBride Rivers in northern British Columbia, Canada and to the southeast of the community of Dease Lake Dease Lake is a small ...

, three peaks in the Stikine Country, British Columbia *

Three Sisters Lakes Provincial Park Three Sisters Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located 35 km southeast of Prince George, British Columbia, Prince George and northeast of the community of Hixon, British Columbia, Hixon. In addition the ...

, a park near Hixon, British Columbia * Three Sisters, a rock formation along the shore of

Cape Chignecto Provincial Park Cape Chignecto Provincial Park is a Canadian provincial park located in Nova Scotia. A wilderness park, it derives its name from Cape Chignecto, a prominent headland which divides the Bay of Fundy with Chignecto Bay to the north and the Minas Ch ...

Ireland

The Three Sisters (Ireland) The Three Sisters ( ga, An Triúr Deirfiúr) are three rivers in Ireland: the River Barrow, the River Nore and the River Suir. The Suir and Nore rise in the same mountainous area in County Tipperary, near the Devil's Bit, while the Barrow r ...

, three rivers * An Triúr Deirféar (Irish for ''The Three Sisters''), three peaks on the Dingle Peninsula

South Africa

Three Sisters (Northern Cape) The Three Sisters are a land formation near Victoria West, Northern Cape, South Africa, comprising three distinctively shaped hills. The farm on which they are situated and the nearby railway siding are also named Three Sisters. The hills (or '' ...

, a rock formation consisting of a group of three conical peaks situated on the watershed between Beaufort West and Richmond

United Kingdom

* Three Sisters (Glen Coe), three ridges *

Three Sisters Recreation Area Three Sisters Recreation Area is located in Bryn, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester, England. In 2011 it was designated a Local Nature Reserve. The area was reclaimed from three coal mining spoil tips and an old golf course during ...

, Wigan

United States

* Three Sisters, mineral springs at Lake Ouachita State Park, Arkansas *

Three Sisters (Los Angeles County) The Three Sisters is a small mountain range found in the Mojave Desert, in Los Angeles County, California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a to ...

, a mountain range in California *

Three Sisters (Riverside County) The Three Sisters is a small mountain range, or a mountain with three summits, within the northeastern Temescal Mountains, in Woodcrest within unincorporated Riverside County, California California is a state in the Western United States ...

, a mountain range in California * Three Sisters (Siskiyou County), a mountain range in California *

Three Sisters (District of Columbia) Three Sisters may refer to: Geography Australia * Three Sisters (Australia), a rock formation near Katoomba, NSW * The Three Sisters (Queensland), three islands * Three Sisters Island (Tasmania), three small islands Canada * The Three Si ...

, three islands *

Three Sisters Springs (Florida) Three Sisters Springs are located on the Crystal River, in Citrus County, Florida, United States, at . They are in a natural inlet on the east side of Kings Bay. They contain three spring areas that contain many sand boils and vents. The land su ...

Three Sisters (Georgia) Three Sisters Mountain is a mountain near Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Geor ...

, three peaks *

Three Sisters (Oregon) --> , topo = USGS South Sister and North Sister , type = Two stratovolcanoes (South, Middle) and one shield volcano (North) , age = Quaternary , volcanic_arc = Cascade Volcanic Arc , last_eruption = 440 CE , first_ascent = , easiest_rou ...

, three volcanoes *

Three Sisters Wilderness The Three Sisters Wilderness is a wilderness area in the Cascade Range, within the Willamette and Deschutes National Forests in Oregon, United States. It comprises , making it the second largest wilderness area in Oregon, after the Eagle Cap Wilde ...

, Oregon *

Three Sisters (Pittsburgh) The Three Sisters are three similar self-anchored suspension bridges spanning the Allegheny River in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at 6th, 7th, and 9th streets, generally running north/south. The bridges have been given formal names to honor ...

, three bridges in Pennsylvania

Stage, film and television

* ''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

Gorgon A Gorgon (Help:IPA/English, /ˈɡɔːrɡən/; plural: Gorgons, Ancient Greek language, Ancient Greek: Γοργών/Γοργώ ''Gorgṓn/Gorgṓ'') is a creature in Greek mythology. Gorgons occur in the earliest examples of Greek literature. W ...

s, three sisters in Greek mythology, named Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa *

Graeae In Greek mythology the Graeae ( grc, Γραῖαι; ; English translation: "old women", "grey ones", or "grey witches"; alternatively spelled Graiai and Graiae) were three sisters who had gray hair from their birth and shared one eye and one t ...

, three grey sisters (witches) in Greek mythology, named Deino, Enyo, and Pemphredo

Other uses

* ''Three Sisters'' (album), a 2004 album by Alice Donut *

Three Sisters (agriculture) The Three Sisters are the three main agricultural crops of various Indigenous peoples of North America: squash, maize ("corn"), and climbing beans (typically tepary beans or common beans). In a technique known as companion planting, the maize ...

, 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 The Three Sisters Bridge was a planned bridge over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., with piers on the Three Sisters islets. Envisioned in the 1950s and formally proposed in the 1960s, it was cancelled amid protests in the 1970s. A bridge o ...

, a cancelled bridge over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. *

Three Sisters Tavern Three Sisters Tavern, sometimes abridged as Three Sisters and nicknamed "Six Tits", was a gay bar and strip club in Portland, Oregon, United States. The bar was founded in 1964 and began catering to Portland's gay community in 1997 following the ...

, a restaurant in Portland, Oregon *

Three Sisters of Nauset The Three Sisters of Nauset are a trio of historic lighthouses off Cable Road in Eastham, Massachusetts. The original three brick towers fell into the sea due to erosion in 1890 and were replaced with wooden towers on brick foundations in 1892. T ...

, 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) The Dutch Reformed Church (, abbreviated NGK) is a Reformed Christian denomination in South Africa. It also has a presence in neighbouring countries, such as Namibia, Eswatini, and parts of Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia.

Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa (NHK) The Dutch Reformed Church in Africa (, abbreviated NHKA) is a Reformed Christian denomination based in South Africa. It also has congregations in Namibia, Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Along with the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa (NGK) a ...

, and

Reformed Churches in South Africa The Reformed Churches in South Africa () is a Christian denomination in South Africa that was formed in 1859 in Rustenburg. Members of the church are sometimes referred to as ''Doppers''. History of the Gereformeerde Kerke in South Africa In ...

Orion's Belt Orion's Belt or the Belt of Orion, also known as the Three Kings or Three Sisters, is an asterism in the constellation Orion. It consists of the three bright stars Alnitak Alnitak is a triple star system in the constellation of ...

, a part of the Orion constellation, or group of stars, located on the celestial equator