Location of docker images downloaded by Docker (1.9.1) on Mac OS X

Question

Where are the docker images located once they are downloaded from docker hub in Mac OSX. For example if I run a command like:

docker run hello-world
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Answer 1

The Disk image location can also be seen (as mentioned in the docs) by selecting Preferences->Advanced menu from the Docker toolbar icon (works in Docker-CE v17):

Update: As mentioned by @udondan Docker now has a separate 'Disk' tab in Preferences where it shows the disk image location: