Sternotherus odoratus. Sternotherus odoratus is a species of small turtle native to southeastern Canada and much of the Eastern United States. It is also known as the common musk turtle, eastern musk turtle, or stinkpot due to its ability to release a foul musky odor from scent glands on the edge of its shell, possibly to deter predation.
Originally Washington DC was 10 miles square (or 100 square miles). But some of the land was returned to the Commonwealth of Virginia. Today the city is...    Area  â¦ - City 68.3 sq mi (177.0 km2)   - Land 61.4 sq mi (159.0 km2)   - Water 6.9 sq mi (18.0 km2)
Within its total area of 71,299 square miles, there is an average of 101.2 people for every square mile of Washington State territory. Seattle is the largest city in the state with a population of 684,451, with a density of 7,962 people per square mile. The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metropolitan area has a population of 3.73 million, however, and encompasses nearby cities like Kent, Tacoma, Bellevue and Everett.