Three Sisters may refer to:

Geography

Australia

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

, 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 and Poll Islet. The islands are within the Torres Strait Island Region local ...

, three islands * Three Sisters Island (Tasmania), three small islands

Canada

* 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 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, 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 Cha ...

Ireland

The Three Sisters (Ireland) The Three Sisters () 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 rises in the Slieve Bloom ...

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

South Africa

* 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

* 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 t ...

, Wigan

United States

* Three Sisters, spires in Monument Valley, Arizona * Three Sisters, mineral springs at

Lake Ouachita State Park Lake Ouachita State Park is a public recreation area located northwest of Hot Springs, on the eastern side of Lake Ouachita Lake Ouachita (''Pronounced WAH-shi-tah'') is a reservoir created by the damming of the Ouachita River by Blakely Mou ...

, 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 U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast ...

, 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 Springs is located on the Crystal River, in Citrus County, Florida, United States. It is in a natural inlet on the east side of Kings Bay and within the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge. It contains three spring areas with m ...

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 South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia ma ...

, three peaks *

Three Sisters (Oregon) The Three Sisters are closely spaced volcanic peaks in the U.S. state of Oregon. They are part of the Cascade Volcanoes, Cascade Volcanic Arc, a segment of the Cascade Range in western North America extending from southern British Columbia through ...

, three volcanoes *

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

, Oregon *

Three Sisters (Pittsburgh) The Three Sisters are three similar self-anchored suspension bridges spanning the Allegheny River in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid- ...

, 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 * "The Three Sisters" (''Knots Landing''), a 1982 television episode

Mythology

Gorgon The Gorgons ( ; ), in Greek mythology, are three monstrous sisters, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, said to be the daughters of Phorcys and Ceto. They lived near their sisters the Graeae, and were able to turn anyone who looked at them to sto ...

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

Graeae In Greek mythology, the Graeae (; ''Graiai'', , alternatively spelled Graiai), also called the Grey Sisters and the Phorcides (), were three sisters who had gray hair from their birth and shared one eye and one tooth among them. They were the ...

, 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 people of Central and Indigenous peoples of the Americas, North America: Cucurbita, squash, maize ("corn"), and climbing Bean, beans (typically Phaseolus acutifoli ...

, 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 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, 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) ...

, 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 I ...

Orion's Belt Orion's Belt is an asterism in the constellation of Orion. Other names include the Belt of Orion, the Three Kings, and the Three Sisters. The belt consists of three bright and easily identifiable collinear star systems – Alnitak, Alnilam, ...

, a part of the

Orion constellation Orion is a prominent set of stars visible during winter in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is one of the 88 modern constellations; it was among the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy. It is named after a hun ...

, or group of stars, located on the celestial equator