KANSUH, the most N.W. province of China, lying between N. Lat. 32. 30. and 40., and E. Long. 98. and 108., and bounded on the N. and W. by Mongolia, into which it projects a long tongue of land, E. by Shen-si, and S. by Shen-si and Szuchuan. The surface is mountainous, some of the peaks rising to more than 10,000 feet above the level of the sea. The principal river is the Hoang-ho, or Yellow River, which flows in an easterly direction through the province. The climate is rather cold; and the soil in general sterile. Wild animals abound, and large flocks of cattle are kept in the province. The capital is Lan-chou. Pop. about 16,000,000.