Ghost Island (disambiguation)
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Ghost Island may refer to:
  • Wheeler Island, Connecticut
  • The Isle of Wight
    Isle of Wight
    The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...

     in England
    England
    England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

  • A road marking consisting of central cross-hatching which separates on-coming traffic
    Traffic
    Traffic on roads may consist of pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, streetcars and other conveyances, either singly or together, while using the public way for purposes of travel...

     and provides safe turning areas. In the United Kingdom
    United Kingdom
    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

     the design of Ghost Island priority junctions is described in the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges
    Design Manual for Roads and Bridges
    The Design Manual for Roads and Bridges is a series of 15 volumes that provide official standards, advice notes and other documents relating to the design, assessment and operation of trunk roads, including motorways in the United Kingdom, and, with some amendments, the Republic of Ireland .They...

    Volume 6 Section 2 Part 6 (TD 42/95) Geometric Design of Major/Minor Priority Junctions.
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