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,
Aquidneck Island Aquidneck Island Aquidneck Island, officially Rhode Island, is an island in Narragansett Bay and in the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, which is partially named after the island. The total land area is , which makes it the largest island in the bay. The 2000 United States Census reported its population as 60,870. Aquidneck Island is home to three towns, from north to south: Portsmouth, Middletown, and Newport. "Aquidneck" is derived from the Narragansett name for the island "aquidnet". Roger Williams was an authority on the Narragansett language, but he stated that he never learned the word's meaning.