Could Yokuda still exist? It is a fact that Youkda sank in 1E 792, but could it be back
The Left-Handed Elves were another inhabitant of Yokuda and they were known to be great sand mages. A single person could create an entire city within seconds. These mer are believed to have sank with Yokuda but they could still be alive. One of the reasons the Redguards survived is because they were great sailors and had one of the greatest navy's on Nirn, if not the greatest. It is probable that the Redguards had influence on the Left-Handed elves, causing to create a navy of their own. This is very likely because the elves and the Redguards were often at war with each other and the Elves would need to be able to compete with the Redguards in the sea.
After Yokuda sank, the elves and the men would have gone separate ways. And because Yokuda had some mountainous islands (like Vathi) some small islands could have survived(though they probably wouldn't be able to sustain life). The Left-Handed elves could have used these islands as a sort of platform or foothald to recreate Yokuda. A single elf would not be able to accomplish this, hundreds of elves would.
I am not an expert on this subject so I might have gotten multiple facts wrong, but tell me what you think.
Yokuda is still around. Much of the continent was destroyed, but it did not wholly sink under the ocean. This is a common misunderstanding. Immigrants from there live on Stros M'kai in the late 2nd era, and the city of Anvil trades with it in the 3rd. We've also got a map of it and Cyrus' adventures on it.
I never knew that! Can I see the source?
I never knew that! Can I see the source?
This map here shows the scattered remnants of Yokuda, as they were in 2E 846 (long after most of the place sunk). Seeing how it's a trade map, it goes to reason that ships from Tamriel still sailed to Yokuda in this timeframe.
Yokuda was abandoned by many of what are now known as Redguards because the parts of it left wouldn't have enough room for all of them. At least, not comfortably in an urbanization sense.