Mugu Lagoon (; Chumash: Muwu, meaning "Beach") is a salt marsh located within the Naval Base Ventura County at the foot of the Santa Monica Mountains in Ventura County, California. The lagoon extends for 4.3 miles parallel to a narrow barrier beach.Patrick, Ruth (1994). Rivers of the United States, Volume I: Estuaries. John Wiley & Sons. Page 126. .Lentz, Joan Easton (2006). Introduction to Birds of the Southern California Coast. University of California Press. Page 249. . The first European to come ashore here was Juan RodrÃguez Cabrillo on October 10, 1542. Cabrillo was the first European to visit present-day California, and he named the lagoon Mugu after Muwu, which is Chumash meaning "beach" or "seashore".Nichols, Gina (2011). The Navy at Point Mugu. Arcadia Publishing. Page 7. . When the Europeans first discovered the lagoon, it functioned as the capital village of the Chumash Indians settled around Point Mugu.Skaarup, Harold A. (2002). California Warbird Survivors 2002: A Handbook on Where to Find Them. iUniverse. Page 118. .
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