Honshu the economy along the northwestern Sea of Japan coast is largely based on fishing and agriculture. The island is linked to the other three major Japanese islands by a number of bridges and tunnels. Its climate is humid and mild. The island is roughly long and ranges from wide, and its total area is , 60% of the total area of Japan, making it slightly larger than Great Britain. Its land area has been increasing with land reclamation and coastal uplift in the north, but global sea level rise has diminished these effects. Honshu has of coastline. Mountainous and volcanic,
Kızkalesi (castle) Kızkalesi (castle) Kızkalesi (Maiden's Castle, also known as "Deniz kalesi") is a castle situated on a small island in Mersin Province of Turkey. The medieval name of the island was "Crambusa" (in medieval Greek Γραμβούσσα, "Gramvoussa"). At it is about off shore in the Mediterranean Sea. The total area of the island is about and the castle covers most of this area. Kızkalesi, the town facing the island in the main land which shares the same name as the island is to Erdemli (district center) and to Mersin (province center). According to Strabo, the island was used by the pirates