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  • Three Sisters (play)
    Three Sisters (play)
    Three Sisters is a play by Russian author and playwright Anton Chekhov. It was written in 1900 and first produced in 1901.-The Prozorovs:...

    , a play by Anton Chekhov
    • Three Sisters (1970 film), a UK film adaptation
    • Three Sisters (1994 film), a Russian film adaptation
  • The Three Sisters (fairy tale)
    The Three Sisters (fairy tale)
    The Three Sisters is an Italian literary fairy tale written by Giambattista Basile in his 1634 work, the Pentamerone.-Synopsis:A woman had three daughters; the two older were very unlucky but the youngest, Nella, was very fortunate. A prince married her and hid her from his wicked mother, visiting...

    , an Italian literary fairy tale

Australia

  • Three Sisters (Australia)
    Three Sisters (Australia)
    The Three Sisters are a famous rock formation in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. They are close to the town of Katoomba and are one of the Blue Mountains' most famous sights, towering above the Jamison Valley. Their names are Meehni , Wimlah , and Gunnedoo .The Sisters were formed...

    , a rock formation near Katoomba, NSW
  • The Three Sisters (Queensland), three islands

British Isles

  • Three Sisters (Glen Coe), three ridges
  • Three Sisters Recreation Area
    Three Sisters Recreation Area
    Three Sisters Recreation Area is located in Bryn, near Ashton in Makerfield, Greater Manchester, England.The area was reclaimed from three coal mining spoil heaps during the 1970s and now comprises a large area of woodlands and ponds. It has become a flagship example of brownfield regeneration in...

    , Wigan

North America

  • Three Sisters (agriculture)
    Three Sisters (agriculture)
    The Three Sisters are the three main agricultural crops of some Native American groups in North America: squash, maize, and climbing beans ....

    , the three basic agricultural crops of indigenous peoples in North America

Canada

  • Three Sisters (Alberta)
    Three Sisters (Alberta)
    The Three Sisters are a trio of peaks near Canmore, Alberta, Canada. They are known individually as Big Sister, Middle Sister and Little Sister....

    , three peaks in the Canadian Rockies near Canmore, Alberta
  • Three Sisters (Elk Valley), three peaks in the Canadian Rockies just north of the town of Fernie, British Columbia
  • Three Sisters Range
    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.-References:...

    , three peaks in the Stikine Country, British Columbia
  • Three Sisters Lakes Provincial Park, near Hixon, British Columbia

United States

  • Three Sisters (Los Angeles County)
    Three Sisters (Los Angeles County)
    The Three Sisters are a mountain range in Los Angeles County, California....

    , California
  • Three Sisters (Riverside County)
    Three Sisters (Riverside County)
    The Three Sisters are a mountain range in Riverside County, California....

    , California
  • Three Sisters (Siskiyou County)
    Three Sisters (Siskiyou County)
    The Three Sisters are a mountain range in Siskiyou County, California....

    , California
  • Three Sisters (District of Columbia)
    Three Sisters (District of Columbia)
    The Three Sisters, variously known as the Three Sisters Islands and the Three Sisters Island, are three rocky islands in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., west of the Key Bridge. They represent the farthest point navigable by larger boats....

     - three islands
  • Three Sisters Springs (Florida)
    Three Sisters Springs (Florida)
    Three Sisters Springs are located on the Crystal River, in Florida, USA 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...

  • Three Sisters (Georgia)
    Three Sisters (Georgia)
    Three Sisters Mountain is a mountain near Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia with a trio of peaks. The peaks are known individually by locals as Rattlesnake, Wildcat and McBrayer. The elevation at the highest point on the mountain is 2,139 feet....

     - three peaks
  • Three Sisters (Oregon)
    Three Sisters (Oregon)
    The Three Sisters are three volcanic peaks of the Cascade Volcanic Arc and the Cascade Range in Oregon, each of which exceeds in elevation. They are the third, fourth, and fifth highest peaks in the state of Oregon and are located in the Three Sisters Wilderness, about southwest from the nearest...

     - three volcanoes
  • Three Sisters Wilderness
    Three Sisters Wilderness
    The Three Sisters Wilderness is a wilderness area in the Cascade Range, within the Willamette and Deschutes National Forests in Oregon. It comprises 286,708 acres , making it the second largest Wilderness area in Oregon...

    , Oregon
  • Three Sisters (Pittsburgh)
    Three Sisters (Pittsburgh)
    The Three Sisters are three very similar self-anchored suspension bridges spanning the Allegheny River in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at 6th, 7th, and 9th streets, generally running north/south...

    , Pennsylvania - three bridges

Other usage

  • Three Sisters (tomato)
    Three Sisters (tomato)
    The Three Sisters is a variety of tomato, so named because the plant grows vegetables in three different shapes, each given plant producing only one of the three:* a large single-pleated size * a more cylindrical shape, like a Roma tomato...

    , a variety of tomato
  • Three Sisters (agriculture)
    Three Sisters (agriculture)
    The Three Sisters are the three main agricultural crops of some Native American groups in North America: squash, maize, and climbing beans ....

    , the main agricultural crops of some Native American groups: Squash, maize, and climbing beans.