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=== Geology & Climate ===

[[File:Faroe Islands, Eysturoy, Funningsfjørður (fjord) in October.jpg|thumb|A Sweetsister's winter, as the southern half of the island is covered in snow.]]

The Three Sisters rest upon a bedrock of basalt, which is commonly used by locals as a substitute for stone in their construction <ref name="basalt" />, and is most easily available on the cliffsides that dot the landscape, especially the sheer drops which shield the southern portion of the archipelago. Although the Vale facing portions are rugged and rocky, the valleys beyond flatten out close to sea level rapidly, giving way to natural harbours through the salty sloughs carved by the ~~sea~~.

The Three Sisters rest upon a bedrock of basalt, which is commonly used by locals as a substitute for stone in their construction <ref name="basalt" />, and is most easily available on the cliffsides that dot the landscape, especially the sheer drops which shield the southern portion of the archipelago. Although the Vale facing portions are rugged and rocky, the valleys beyond flatten out close to sea level rapidly, giving way to natural harbours through the salty sloughs carved by the cold ocean waters.

Though sharing in latitude with more temperate regions in Essos to the far east, the Three Sisters have a mean temperature more comparable to the Westerosi North. The warm water currents of the Narrow Sea are diverted by The Fingers away from The Bite, meanwhile northern waters face little resistance in mixing in the bay, a confluence of factors which not only lower contribute to the often frigid seasons for the island chain; but also in the formation of the violent storms in and around the archipelago.

Storms are an exceedingly common occurance within The Bite, rivaled in intensity and frequency perhaps only by the [[The Stormlands|Stormlands]] to the far south, likely due to the temperture differential in the two currents which meet at its mouth. Especially during the extreme seasons of summer and winter, the waters become exceptionally wrestless, turning navigation particularly difficult, and lightning a near daily occurance. The climatological dynamics of the region have long become part of the local culture, with numerous rituals - from the amarous to the beliclose - amidst the Sisterfolk dependant on these radical conditions.

== References ==

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 === Geology & Climate ===
 [[File:Faroe Islands, Eysturoy, Funningsfjørður (fjord) in October.jpg|thumb|A Sweetsister's winter, as the southern half of the island is covered in snow.]]
-The Three Sisters rest upon a bedrock of basalt, which is commonly used by locals as a substitute for stone in their construction <ref name="basalt" />, and is most easily available on the cliffsides that dot the landscape, especially the sheer drops which shield the southern portion of the archipelago. Although the Vale facing portions are rugged and rocky, the valleys beyond flatten out close to sea level rapidly, giving way to natural harbours through the salty sloughs carved by the sea.
+The Three Sisters rest upon a bedrock of basalt, which is commonly used by locals as a substitute for stone in their construction <ref name="basalt" />, and is most easily available on the cliffsides that dot the landscape, especially the sheer drops which shield the southern portion of the archipelago. Although the Vale facing portions are rugged and rocky, the valleys beyond flatten out close to sea level rapidly, giving way to natural harbours through the salty sloughs carved by the cold ocean waters.
+Though sharing in latitude with more temperate regions in Essos to the far east, the Three Sisters have a mean temperature more comparable to the Westerosi North. The warm water currents of the Narrow Sea are diverted by The Fingers away from The Bite, meanwhile northern waters face little resistance in mixing in the bay, a confluence of factors which not only lower contribute to the often frigid seasons for the island chain; but also in the formation of the violent storms in and around the archipelago.
+Storms are an exceedingly common occurance within The Bite, rivaled in intensity and frequency perhaps only by the [[The Stormlands|Stormlands]] to the far south, likely due to the temperture differential in the two currents which meet at its mouth. Especially during the extreme seasons of summer and winter, the waters become exceptionally wrestless, turning navigation particularly difficult, and lightning a near daily occurance. The climatological dynamics of the region have long become part of the local culture, with numerous rituals - from the amarous to the beliclose - amidst the Sisterfolk dependant on these radical conditions.
 == References ==

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