17-798: 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
34-630: A 1.5-hour walk on The Federal Pass trail leads to the base of Katoomba Falls and the Katoomba Scenic Railway . Walkers who don't wish to climb back to the top can take the Scenic Railway back to the plateau for a fee. The Three Sisters (1970 film) " The Three Sisters " is a television play episode of the BBC One anthology television series Play of the Month based on the 1901 play of
51-473: 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)
68-617: 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 ,
85-571: 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) ,
102-659: 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) ,
119-406: 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) ,
136-697: 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
153-688: 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 known sites, towering above the Jamison Valley. Their names are Meehni (922 m), Wimlah (918 m), and Gunnedoo (906 m). The formation receives more than 600,000 visitors per year. The Three Sisters were formed by land erosion around 200 million years ago during
170-537: The Triassic period when the sandstone bog the Blue Mountains was eroded over time by wind, rain and rivers, causing the cliffs surrounding the Valley to be slowly broken up. When the Blue Mountains were covered in seawater, the ocean carried large amounts of sediment that gradually sunk to the floor in crosswise layers. These layers later created rock beds and shales . Around 200 million years ago, volcanoes erupted through
187-523: 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
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#1732837646248204-679: 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) ,
221-424: The celestial equator See also [ edit ] Sisters (disambiguation) Drei Schwestern Three Sisters Islands (disambiguation) Tri Sestry Tři sestry (Czech band) The Triplets bridges Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Three Sisters . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
238-552: The coal, sandstone and shale layers, forming the ridges and the shape of the Three Sisters. The commonly told legend of the Three Sisters is that three sisters, Wimalah, Meeni, and Gunedoo, lived in the Jamison Valley as members of the Katoomba tribe. They fell in love with three men from the neighbouring Nepean tribe, but marriage was forbidden by tribal law. The brothers were not happy to accept this law and so decided to capture
255-775: The formations their "indigenous" names. The Aboriginal traditional owners , the Gundungurra , have a different legend that includes the Sisters rock formation. The Three Sisters were declared an Aboriginal Place in January 2014, making it the 98th place in New South Wales to be declared as such. From nearby Echo Point , a bushwalking trail leads to the Three Sisters and down to the valley floor via more than 800 well-maintained steel and stone steps called "the Giant Stairway". Then
272-474: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Three_Sisters&oldid=1242094043 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Three Sisters (Australia) The Three Sisters are an unusual rock formation in
289-403: The three sisters. A major tribal battle ensued, and the sisters were turned to stone by an elder to protect them, but he was killed in the fighting and no one else could turn them back. This legend is commonly claimed to be an Indigenous Australian Dreamtime legend. However, the legend as is commonly told may be traced back to non-indigenous 16-year-old schoolgirl Patricia Stone, who gave
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